Chris Nolan's Movies Ranked Worst To Best
8. The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises, while being the weakest film in the trilogy, is still a strong entry in Christopher Nolan's catalogue. The visuals are outstanding, with special mention required for the opening plane heist. The central story is a little weaker than the previous two films, though the performances on show do bring the film up a little.
There are cheesey moments. John 'Robin' Blake was far more ham-fisted than we had come to expect from Nolan, and Marion Cotillard's death scene left a LOT to be desired.
However, the film capitalized on the emotional build up of the first two movies, with Tom Hardy's Bane becoming another iconic villain for the rogue's gallery. A welcome cameo from Liam Neeson helps tie the trilogy together, though to be fair the film's ending does let it down a little bit. Why would a man, known throughout the world to have just quite publicly died, be sitting enjoying coffee at a public cafe? We can only guess.
The Dark Knight Rises is a strong film on its own feet, while being a nice, if a little contrived, closing to the Dark Knight saga. To say it isn't as good as The Dark Knight, well - that's a very high bar to aim for!