The Dark Knight Rises is a pretty good film, though not particularly special. Action was well directed, the new toys are impressive and the storyline is fairly easy to follow.

Bane seemed somewhat overdone - more like a caricature than a deep menacing villain. There was also a noticeable "dip" in the middle of the film where I found myself losing interest, mainly due to the plot failing to progress meaningfully. I thought it also drew on connections to the previous films extensively, which doesn't work well and certainly for those who have not seen the first two films.

That doesn't necessarily make it a bad film, but prevents it from being great in its own right. Ultimately it seemed like this installment lacked depth and personality that others had.

It didn't surpass The Dark Knight. Funny to see how many of the actors in Inception turned up in this film.