The Dark Knight Rises

Grade: B

Like Return of the Jedi I think this was not as good as the first two in its trilogy but still a satisfying conclusion. I have a lot of quibbles like “why did he sleep with Miranda Tate?” And “how did Blake figure that out? Cause Bruce gave him some look, wtf!?!”

But the overriding Rocky 3-Esque storyline is what sold the movie for me. The bat is broken and he must rise again. That arc is satisfying and developed IMO. And Michael Caine did an outstanding job yet again as Alfred. The ending montage is just golden. I do really enjoy TDKR unlike many but do admit it has issues that prevent it from being the masterpiece some Nolan fanboys make it out to be.