A little too Dark Knight

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 1999)

I liked this movie, but I feel that some of it might be a little too dark in tone. Especially for the young filmgoers that they were trying to target. Keaton does a good enough job as Batman and, this time, he is given adequate time as Bruce Wayne as well. Danny DeVito made an exceptional Penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer was superslinky as Catwoman. I felt we could have done without Christopher Walken's Max Schreck. The character is weak and not given enough motivation for doing the things that he does. And we're just supposed to accept that the Penguin has the blueprints to the Batmobile in order to sabotage it! Now THIS needed an explanation. Not as much fun as the '89 film, but enjoyable nevertheless.