Everything in the film is very cartoonish and if you appreciate it from that perspective it's really quite masterful in a lot of subtle and not so subtle ways. The first time around both directors got it right testing the waters with their own respective styles. With Batman and Robin he went too flamboyant just like Burton went too zany and weird with Returns. All Joel Schumacher did was set out to make a fun super-hero film with something for everyone to enjoy and I honestly think he succeeded with Forever. While Returns has a ton going for it, it really suffers from the same core problem as Batman and Robin the director getting too cute with creative control. It honestly baffles me to hear people rave about how great Batman Returns is and then go on to bash Batman Forever.
This is coming from someone who's favorite film is Batman 1989 and a big Tim Burton fan. If you watch it through that lens instead of judging it for what it's not you'll find that Batman Forever actually has superior continuity and pacing than any other Batman film except maybe the 1966 version. What is it you ask? Batman Forever essentially plays out like a live action cartoon and it does this very well. If you compare it to the more serious neo-realism of the Nolan films, again you're not gonna enjoy it. If you compare it to the darker and more gothic Burton films and are disappointed Keaton isn't still playing Batman, of course you're not gonna enjoy it. It's sandwiched between the fandom of the Burton and Nolan films while simultaneously blamed for leading to Batman and Robin. 6/10īatman Forever may be the most unfairly criticzed super-hero film ever made. This was the beginning of the end, and it was followed by Batman and Robin. The problem with the movie, although i did enjoy it, is the total change in style the backdrop of Gotham city is no longer dark and Gothic and the series is moving away from Batmans comic roots. Tommy Lee Jones plays Two-Face and as usual his performance is decent, but the star of the show is Jim Carrey as the Riddler his performance is both camp and eccentric, and it hits the mark brilliantly.
Chris O'Donnell is introduced as Robin, and his martial arts antics do add something to the film. Chase Meridian) brings sex appeal, but her character delivers little more. All the other characters are new, Nicole Kidman (Dr. Schumachers approach is too comical and Gotham has lost the sinister ora that Burton created, Val Kilmer is OK as the bat, and he certainly helps save the film from total disaster. Batman forever fails to follow in the footsteps of the first 2 movies, after Tim Burton and Michael Keaton were replaced with with Joel Schumacher and Val Kilmer.
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