I admit, I wasn’t thrilled with the casting of Anne Hathaway (especially with Marion Cotillard on board, who I thought would’ve made a great Catwoman). However, the real star of the rogue (or is she?) gallery is Selina Kyle. Bane is frightening, chaotic, and, at times, pitiable.
Of course, no Batman villain could compare to Heath Ledger’s joker, but Hardy does an admirable job. While there are still moments when he is difficult to understand due to the mask that obscures his mouth and nose, the overall effect is chilling. Much was made of Bane (Tom Hardy’s) voice when the film’s trailer was first released. This film is Police Commissioner Gordon’s biggest and most complex role as he struggles with maintaining stability in Gotham in light of what he knows about the Batman and Harvey Dent, and Oldman brings the same weary gravity to this part as he did to last year’s Oscar-nominated turn as George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Gary Oldman is up there with Robert Downey Jr, Christopher Reeve, and of course, Heath Ledger when it comes to actors perfectly cast in their comic book roles. While Nolan’s Batman films have always strived to stick close to realism, there’s a certain amount of fantasy that always appears in comic book plots, so it’s important to have well-drawn characters to engage the audience, and in this TDKR excells. This is, in my opinion, the best Batman film and perhaps the greatest superhero movie. Tom Cruise, Ben Stiller, and Vince Vaughn are numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the list of “actors who need to take a long, hard look at their recent career choices”) Not so charming are the trailers for Jack Reacher and The Watch.
However plenty of Coming Soon films to anticipate remain, including the latest installment of the Bourne series, starring Jeremy Renner’s arm muscles, and a rather charming trailer for Disney’s Wizard of Oz prequel. (I will note that absent from the previews this time around was the trailer for Gangster Squad, which Warner Brothers has rescheduled for release in 2013 due to its pivotal theatre shootout scene. However, upon seeing the film again this morning I still have a lot of feelings, so without further ado here is my entirely biased opinion on the amazing finale to an amazing group of films about my favourite superhero. Obviously, the main topic of conversation since then has been the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, which is understandable and appropriate. Last week the final film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy was released. I reserve the right to adjust up (or down, I suppose) upon subsequent viewings. *I am so, so tempted to give it a straight-up 5/5 stars, but I feel like I’m just being biased due to my undying love of Batman (my entire Facebook bio for the past five years has simply read “I’m Batman.”).
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