Good, but not great

Rating: 10/10 (24 April 2009)

Tim Burton had made by far a most spectacular and brooding joyride with the original Batman. Then, three years later, people flocked into cinemas to see this remake of Tim Burton's masterpiece. I have to say though, there are some good elements to this sequel, but are weighed down by the bad elements. Like the villains. Danny DeVito captures the Penguins personality perfectly, but Michelle Pfeiffer is totally unconvincing as Catwoman. How come she tries to kill Batman, but is romantically attracted to him? Michael Keaton gives another good performance as Batman, but has too few scenes in the film. And don't get me started on Christopher Walken and his bad haircut! Anton Furst's Gotham City was so much better than this new production designer's. But, I must admit there are some moments of the film that held me to my seat.
The second best of the early Batman anthology, some scenes will have you captivated, others will have you yawning.
Batman Returns 7 out of 10.