I'm sure many will disagree with me on this one but this movie was not even close to being as good as everyone's claim. 8.9/10 (score as of 8/7/12) is COMPLETELY inflated in my opinion. I will not say that it's a terrible movie by any means, which is why I still give a 6/10, but on Nolan's standards this movie was bad.

Of course this movie has its strengths. Nolan never puts out anything terrible in my opinion, and as with others Dark Knight Rises contained many interesting shots with great visuals, as well as pretty good plot and acting. With Hans doing the sound, it does not lack anything in that department.

However, with great cast and acting, there seems to be something missing here. Perhaps some of the choices weren't all that great. I did not like Hathaway's character in the movie. I think she's a great actress but wasn't the right one for the role imo. Moreover, the plot was pretty good, but it appears to be rushed and too concentrated in order to fit everything in.

My greatest disappointment, however, was the amount of cheese throughout the movie. I love Nolan's work mainly because his movies never give that vibe of cheesiness. I don't remember ever hearing a cheesy or awkward line in his movies, or raising my hand in confusion because of how ridiculous a scene is. It can be seen that he only puts out the best quality movie he can make, and you can see that countless amount of effort and time went into the making. I'm sure much time was spent on this one as well, but I just sensed too many plot holes and the quality just wasn't there. I remember raising my hands many times throughout the movie going.."OKAY....REALLY?!?"...or, "where did that come from?!" Many of the scenes and the elements to the film seemed effortless and careless, although I'm sure this wasn't the case.

I love Nolan's works. I still can't believe that he hasn't won an Oscar. My personal fav. movie of the batman franchise is Batman Begins. Dark Knight was also superb but falls just short of Begins. However, despite having great expectations (or maybe this was why it seemed worse), this movie falls short big time. It's long, draggy, and somewhat chaotic. As much as I am a NOlan fan, I just cannot defend him with regards to this movie. I have to say that the harsh critics weren't all that harsh this time.