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movie review - The Dark Night Rises

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

This is a thoroughly unpleasant Bat Man movie with an absurd story line even by the standards of Bat Man. We're supposed to expect that after a villain breaks Bat Man's back and dumps him in a primitive prison in the Middle East that somehow Bat Man not only recovers but comes back stronger than ever and defeats his rival. And speaking of the rival, he's a man who wears a face implant where his mouth should be because of a terrible injury, and yet somehow speaks. While I've learned to mimic that pretty well (to entertain my kids) it's a gimmick and doesn't adequately flesh out a character who acts just for the hell of it. I feel like they wanted The Joker but a guy who could beat up Bat Man. The plot devolves into a collection of scenes with nominal connections, with a mix of "wouldn't it be cool if-", to "remember to bring back this minor character".

Not recommended. I honestly have no idea what all the fuss is about.