Macabre overload, if you can believe it

Rating: 5/10 (13 August 2012)

"Batman Returns" tips the scales in the darkness department; which you would think is appropriate for a Batman movie and not something that would work against it. But every character herein is either born of tragedy or succumbs to it. This is Tim Burton's unchecked id taking over. That sometimes works, but in a movie jam-packed with villains, subplots and weird campy undercurrents, it doesn't offer a good flow.
I don't hate this movie, but it's not very good. When Batman has something to do, the action's actually pretty fun. The Batmobile seems to roar onto the screen (even more so than last time) and there's a confidence that goes along with an anticipated sequel. But the performances from DeVito and Pfeiffer get lost in something that feels like cinematic depression.
5/10
Also, Christopher Walken steals the entire thing. That kinda surprised me.