Review: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ a Solid End to Nolan’s Batman Saga

We always knew there would be a last Christopher Nolan-directed Batman movie. What we hoped and got was for that end to be Nolan’s decision, an ending that he saw fit for this version of this character. We wished for a crescendo to all of his Batman films, ending on a solid note that tied the series together. As for ranking, The Dark Knight Rises is lower than Batman Begins and The Dark Knight and even ranks rather low on Nolan’s impressive filmography. However, it is a reasonable- and massive – finale, and, script issues aside, The Dark Knight Rises is a very fitting way for this saga to end. Until someone reboots it again. Set a number of years after the events in The Dark Knight, Gotham City is still recovering from the loss of hero District Attorney Harvey Dent and the disappearance of Batman, who is viewed as an …