Hate: The needless plot thread of Bruce hobbling around on a cane in the beginning. There was absolutely no need to borrow from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns when you have a Batman that hasn't even been Batman for very long. Having Bruce up and quit after the events of the previous film made little sense and came off pretty forced.
Hate: That there was so little Batman in a Batman movie. Not only do we have to watch one drawn-out comeback, we have to watch two. The second one made sense, given that it had Bane and it basically was borrowing the gist its story from Knightfall. However, its power was greatly diminished by the earlier comeback.
Hate: How Batman reveals his identity to Gordon at the end of the movie. Batman mentions a coat that James Gordan offered him as a boy over 30 years ago, and Gordon is immediately able to identify him as Bruce. Really? How tacked-on was that?
Hate: How in the final fight, none of Bane's henchmen use the guns that they're obviously holding. Another obvious 'WTF' moment when the scene just looks lazy and slapped together.
Hate: That Heath Ledger wasn't in the movie. I know it's selfish of me, but Heath's Joker was supposed to be in this movie. Damn you, real life.
Love: Catwoman. I doubted Hathaway, but she knocked it out of the park.
Love: The ambitious scope of the story. Though it obviously had flaws in its execution, I did appreciate the type of story being told. Overall, it was a satisfying send-off for Bale's Batman.
Love: Most of the action scenes. Nolan has come a long way from the messy shots of Batman Begins.
Love: How the movie beat the curse of #3. The movie was a hell of a lot better than what Spider-Man, X-Men, and Superman were able to muster in their respective third outings.
Love: That Batman didn't die. He's Batman! Batman will never die!
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