We don't get the pleasure of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises until later this week, but the review embargo seems to be up for some outlets who have seen the movie in North America mainly, and their verdicts are rolling in. Here's what people are saying so far...
The Hollywood Reporter
"A truly grand finale raises Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy to the peak of big-screen comic book adaptations." (review does seem quite plot heavy, so be warned!)
Time Out
"As its running time suggests, The Dark Knight Rises is a sprawling, epic feast of a movie, stuffed to the gills with side characters, subplots and diversions."
Variety
"If it never quite matches the brilliance of 2008's The Dark Knight, this hugely ambitious action-drama nonetheless retains the moral urgency and serious-minded pulp instincts that have made the Warners franchise a beacon of integrity in an increasingly comicbook-driven Hollywood universe. Global B.O. domination awaits."
IndieWire
"An action opus that manages at to be both viscerally and intellectually engaging, Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated third Batman film comes full circle, examining both the Dark Knight and the society that produced him without sacrificing any of the sweeping thrills for which the series is known. A literate, thoughtful and invigorating finale, The Dark Knight Rises delivers everything audiences ask for and then some, albeit in fewer of the ways that they might expect"
The Toronto Sun
"The Dark Knight Rises is a spectacular and thrilling conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. With Christian Bale portraying the brooding, conflicted Batman again -- probably for the last time -- this trilogy is now the best of its kind. Regardless of the number of installments, no other comic book franchise can boast being this great, so consistently, and for so long."
Our own review will be along later this week. The news so far, then, appears to be very, very good...
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