Batman Forever (1995)
Country: US/GB
Technical: Technicolor 121m
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Val Kilmer, Nicole Kidman, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Gough, Drew Barrymore
Synopsis:
Batman is subject to assassination attempts from the combined forces of Harvey Two-Face and the Riddler, as they hatch their scheme to harness the brainwave potential of Gotham City. Meanwhile he is involved romantically with a psychologist, Chase Meridian, and acquires a partner in the shape of a circus artiste called Robin.
Review:
The mixture as before (character genesis followed by hubris and nemesis), with new helmsman Schumacher relishing the comic book aesthetic, all canted angles and gaudy mise-en-scène. Kilmer is given little to work with and sleepwalks his way through, Kidman is strained as the inevitable glamour puss, Jones for once proves that more is less, while Carrey simply proves he was always best playing a cartoon character. The plot is strictly perfunctory, and one finds oneself contemplating the production values instead, which is never a good thing.
Country: US/GB
Technical: Technicolor 121m
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Val Kilmer, Nicole Kidman, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Gough, Drew Barrymore
Synopsis:
Batman is subject to assassination attempts from the combined forces of Harvey Two-Face and the Riddler, as they hatch their scheme to harness the brainwave potential of Gotham City. Meanwhile he is involved romantically with a psychologist, Chase Meridian, and acquires a partner in the shape of a circus artiste called Robin.
Review:
The mixture as before (character genesis followed by hubris and nemesis), with new helmsman Schumacher relishing the comic book aesthetic, all canted angles and gaudy mise-en-scène. Kilmer is given little to work with and sleepwalks his way through, Kidman is strained as the inevitable glamour puss, Jones for once proves that more is less, while Carrey simply proves he was always best playing a cartoon character. The plot is strictly perfunctory, and one finds oneself contemplating the production values instead, which is never a good thing.
Country: US/GB
Technical: Technicolor 121m
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Val Kilmer, Nicole Kidman, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Gough, Drew Barrymore
Synopsis:
Batman is subject to assassination attempts from the combined forces of Harvey Two-Face and the Riddler, as they hatch their scheme to harness the brainwave potential of Gotham City. Meanwhile he is involved romantically with a psychologist, Chase Meridian, and acquires a partner in the shape of a circus artiste called Robin.
Review:
The mixture as before (character genesis followed by hubris and nemesis), with new helmsman Schumacher relishing the comic book aesthetic, all canted angles and gaudy mise-en-scène. Kilmer is given little to work with and sleepwalks his way through, Kidman is strained as the inevitable glamour puss, Jones for once proves that more is less, while Carrey simply proves he was always best playing a cartoon character. The plot is strictly perfunctory, and one finds oneself contemplating the production values instead, which is never a good thing.