It could've been worse

Rating: 5/10 (27 January 2019)

Batman Returns reunites Tim Burton and Michael Keaton with Tim Burton returning directing another Batman movie and Michael Keaton reprising his role as Batman. Also Batman Returns includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, and Christopher Walken. The main premise of Batman Returns is that a new villain called the Penguin mysteriously shows up in Gotham. He plans to take control of Gotham, but its up to Batman to put a stop to it. Batman Returns has all the right elements. Michael Keaton returns as Batman, Tim Burton is returning to direct another Batman, its set on Christmas, and we have some new faces, but the problem is the script is a mess. The first twenty minutes intrigued me, but after those twenty minutes its like Tim Burton and Michael Keaton had an idea, but the plot got intercepted by Warner Bros, and turned it into something bizarre and grotesque. After those twenty minutes are up the script takes a major detour with ton of plot holes and lots of sexual innuendos. And I was looking forward to seeing how they were going to combine Christmas and Batman in one movie, but even though the setting does take place on Christmas, there's not a lot of holiday cheer. Plus Tim Burton and Michael Keaton did not look interested at all after they discovered what Warner Bros did with their dream script that they gave up and juts directed this to make easy money. I know the Penguin is supposed to be a grotesque creature, but they make him too grotesque that they transform him into a cartoon rather than treating him like a gangster, which he is in the comic books. Also he has this black stuff coming out of his nose and mouth, which makes no sense, but I guess that's what Warner Bros had in mind when they created him. Michelle Pfeiffer was the only thing keeping this movie from going off the tracks as she brings a different Catwoman to the big screen. Even though the movie was a complete mess, Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman is the highlight as she was the only one who seemed interested in making Batman Returns. Overall, It's not the worst Batman movie, but its not the best, and I felt this movie could've been better if the script wasn't rushed.