The Dark Knight Rises follows what was acclaimed as one of the best superhero movies of all time. Christopher Nolan has changed this genre so that, when once it was about people in spandex flying around, it now is a dark, action-packed realistic story.

The Dark Knight Rises is set in a different Gotham compared to the last two movies. This time, Gotham's safe - the bad guys are all in jail - until Bane shows up. Aspiring to portray a more realistic and relatable story than comics often allow, Nolan has perfectly positioned Bane as a terrorist figure, allowing for a believable plot to follow. This time around, the story is not built around Batman so much as it is around the need for a Batman. In typical Nolan fashion, the end elevates the film to a higher level.

Most of the film is solid with Selina Kyle's (Catwoman) absence from the screen for long periods the only flaw. Definitely worth a watch, but with only one watch you may feel you have not absorbed it in its entirety.