May 22, 2013 | 05:42 am

Movie Review Lemire: Batman series ends as epic letdown

Grade: C

Ron Phillips

Film Review Dark Knight Rises

This undated film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Christian Bale as Batman in a scene from the action thriller "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Ron Phillips)

Ron Phillips

Film Review Dark Knight Rises

This undated film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne, left, and Michael Caine as Alfred in a scene from the action thriller "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Ron Phillips)

Ron Phillips

Film Review Dark Knight Rises

This undated film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Tom Hardy as Bane in a scene from the action thriller "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Ron Phillips)

Ron Phillips

Film Review Dark Knight Rises

This undated film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in a scene from the action thriller "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Ron Phillips)

Ron Phillips

Film Summer Preview

In this film image released by Warner Bros., Christian Bale portrays Bruce Wayne and Batman in a scene from "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP PHoto/Warner Bros.)

Ron Phillips

Film Review Dark Knight Rises

This undated film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne, left, and Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle in a scene from the action thriller "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Ron Phillips)

Ron Phillips

Film Summer Preview

In this film image released by Warner Bros., Christian Bale portrays Bruce Wayne and Batman in a scene from "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP PHoto/Warner Bros.)

Ron Phillips

Film Review Dark Knight Rises

This undated film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake, left, and Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon in a scene from the action thriller "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Ron Phillips)

Ron Phillips

Film Review Dark Knight Rises

This undated film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, left, and Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne in a scene from the action thriller "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Ron Phillips)