A lot of people didnt like Bane, but Im not one of them. It may be because he had a British accent, but I thought Tom Hardy did a good job, even if he was occasionally slightly inaudible. The fact he was replacing Heath Ledgers Joker meant he was always going to be on a hiding to nothing, but Hardys physical performance was fantastic and worthy of the seemingly main antagonist in the final installment of Christopher Nolans Dark Knight epic. Simply put, the man was power personified and always seemed dangerous when he was on screen, occasionally just through the use of his wildly expressive eyes. He spewed forth invective with great confidence and appeared to be more than a match for Batman, as shown when he actually broke his back. Maybe he wasnt the Joker, but he was still a good villain who would surely go out in fine style. For the longest time, it looked like he was going to he and Batman had their second bone-crunching brawl and the Dark Knight got the upper hand, ruining Banes pain management system before smacking him into a building lobby. We knew he wasnt actually dead yet, and when the Talia twist arrived we wondered just what Batman was going to do to stop this brawny machine. Whatever it was, we were sure it would continue to be epic. But guess what? It wasnt. Catwoman came blazing through the doors on the Bat-bike and just shot him dead in the equivalent of a superhero drive-by. I dont know about you, but I felt a little cheated by this Bane had been made out to be extremely formidable throughout the last two hours, yet he wasnt even afforded the luxury of a proper death/capture scene, and that rankled a bit. Again, he wasnt the Joker, but he had been enough of a dramatic presence in this film to warrant better treatment, surely?