A Tim Burton ego trip more than a Batman movie

Rating: 2/10 (22 July 2019)

I don't know exactly what went on behind the scenes, but it's clear that Tim Burton (he never did another one) wanted to give Hollywood a big "F-U" with this film.
While the first one had still some ties with the comics, the sequel is almost a parody. No character has any similarity with the original series, starting with an almost mutant Penguin who's just a mob boss in the comics. Even Batman acts strange (killing people, cracking jokes etc) and is on screen for a very little time.
Also, Michael Keaton looks bored in almost all his scenes, and the "now grey" costume looks a lot faker than the original. Danny de Vito did well but the character was just badly written. Same with Catwoman: the whole "cat resurrection" thing was laughable even back in the days.
The only good points are the first scenes with the circus battle (still very good today) and the overall dark/decaying atmosphere that's typical Burton.
Too bad nobody was there telling the director that enough is enough sometimes.