His voice surprised me when I first heard it. I'd almost rather them switch Christian Bale's Batman voice and Bane's voice and it'd sound more fitting in my opinion. Not only was it not the voice that I really was expecting and wanting, you still had trouble hearing him at times on top of that. I'd have to say Bane's voice was probably the one thing that annoyed me the most about this movie. However, I loved how ruthless they made him in this movie and how despite Hardy not being as big as Bane was originally, they still showed just how strong he really was and I loved that touch. Such as....... That part literally sent chills down my spine and I loved it. While I agree that TDKR was not better than the TDK, I still think it was a good movie and a solid ending to the trilogy.