I have to admit feeling a bit flat after watching this. I didn't have any expectations one way or the other when I went to see it. But it felt a bit slow and pedestrian at times. I've read where other people have said it's 'phenomenal' but I'm sorry, I just don't see it that way. I didn't find Bane as a particularly well thought out character and even his speech didn't quite seem to suit the part. In other areas of the film, it just wasn't convincing. I really think the last two Batman films had a lot more flare than this. I wasn't looking at my watch during the show (like I kept doing during the last 40 minutes of Lord of the Rings III) but I wasn't far off. Don't get me wrong, it's a good film but it certainly doesn't feel like a great film. I won't be rushing out to grab the DVD when it comes out to watch it again. And fair warning, it's a long film too.