So... I will now admit the truth: I didn't like this movie very much.

Sure, there were parts that were very enjoyable. I very much liked the characters and especially enjoyed Bane's voice being exactly the opposite of what I expected.

HOWEVER, there were some plot holes that completely and utterly took me out of the movie, to the point that I could no longer suspend my disbelief.

Chief among them:

1. How exactly did Bruce get back to Gotham after escaping the Pit? Isn't he bankrupt? Did he walk to the nearest airport and sneak aboard a plane? And wouldn't someone kind of notice that he'd escaped? And isn't Gotham under a severe siege? So, he just escapes and magically is back in Gotham seemingly overnight?

2. Why did they wait to detonate the bomb? This was bugging me for the entire second half of the movie. It really always bugs me when an action movie introduces a bomb because you know that it will come down to someone either defusing it or detonating it with literally seconds to spare. And somehow, Bane and company decide they will just wait months before detonating it? Why? Wasn't their goal to destroy Gotham?



Now, don't get me wrong. I get that it's a superhero movie and I'm supposed to go along for the ride, which I normally am willing to do. However, these moments seemed so illogical to me that I couldn't stop thinking about them and thus was taken out of the movie completely. I appreciate that Nolan was going for more realism with these superhero movies and in the bigger picture, he was a wild success. I really enjoyed both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. In a way, this was sort of a no win movie since The Dark Knight had a now timeless performance from Batman's most iconic nemesis and on top of that, that film felt so epic that raising the stakes again seemed impossible. But to me, this movie was a let-down because I wasn't able to get past the moments I mentioned.

So, bring on your explanations of my above spoilers and maybe you can help me make sense of this.

Take care all.