Not upto the mark of Nolan. After the epic of a movie The Dark Knight, this seemed quite a let down. There was no character development, neither did it seem necessary for Batman to save the citizen of Gotham. And I wonder how does Bane eats with that mask on? Jokes apart, Bane would never be as equally scary as Heath Ledger portraying Joker was. For more, read www.rashomon-effect.com/2012/07/the-dark-knight-rises-2012-review.html