One of the Biggest Disappointments

Rating: Null/10 (26 July 2000)

The first "Batman" was far from a masterpiece, but the second installment in the series is a dark and utterly disgusting mess. Tim Burton's direction is so overbearing and mean-spirited that the film was doomed from the start. Michael Keaton does return as Batman and does about as well as he did in the original. The absence of Jack Nicholson is felt throughout this film though. Michelle Pfeiffer (Catwoman) and Danny DeVito (Penguin) never do add drama or intensity to the ultimately shallow and dull screenplay. Christopher Walken (Max Schreck) is also wasted as yet another super-criminal who wants to drain Gotham City of its power supply. Overbearing and ultimately stupid, a huge downer. 2.5 out of 5 stars.