Burton and Keaton not only goes out with a bang but with style as well.

Rating: 10/10 (13 March 2003)

Tim Burton's Sequel to The original Batman is not only an improvement over its predecessor in so many levels but a dark study into human nature, and its refection on society. All the characters in this film are disturbed, and Burton pulls no punches when he shows their misgivings. Michel Keaton's portrayal of the Dark Knight is a complex character study between Grief and Loneliness, while Michelle Pfeiffer's Portrayal of Catwoman walks the tight rope of female empowerment, and wounded sexual frustration. Danny Devito's Portrayal of The Penguin is a grotesque commination of wounded virtue and brutal animalistic urges that quite clearly puts this film as a whole in perspective in the question of duality. Each of these characters wants to be something that they are not, and in reality, can not hope to be.
It's a very mature statement to make in a film like this, especially a super hero film to boot. That's what make Tim Burton's vision of Batman such a celebrated topic among the fans of these types of movies. Because of the levels of maturity that he weaves together in each of his two Batman films, and the experience of watching something more than just a cheap thrill.
It's pretty sad that this was the last collaboration between Burton and Keaton on the character of Batman, because it would have been a joy to see the both of them take on more of the legacy of this legendary character and his world. What's even worse is knowing the fact that the next two Batman movies are so bad, that they almost overshadow the good work Burton and Keaton did with the first two movie.