If only he had kept going...

Rating: 8/10 (13 December 2003)

All sequels receive a certain amount of bad press, but surely after having suffered Batman Forever and the risible Batman & Robin, we can now recognise BAtman Returns as the strongest of the franchise. Shot in technicolour monochrome, the array of beautiful characters, sets, and the quirky script give us one of the few commercial blockbusters ever to be made with such a strong arthouse feel. Gothic fairytales don't come any better than this. Shame Tim Burton didn't continue to make Batman movies. Because I for one don't want to ever have to suffer as much pain as I did watching Batman and Robin.