More Focus On The Villains Than Batman

Rating: 10/10 (15 September 2012)

Batman Returns is a film directed by Tim Burton. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is a sequel to 1989's Batman. Michael Keaton reprises the title role of Bruce Wayne/Batman, Pat Hingle returns as Commissioner Gordon, and Michael Gough returns as Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth. The film introduces the characters of Max Shreck,portrayed by Christopher Walken, a megalomaniac business tycoon who teams up with the deformed and deranged Penguin,played by Danny DeVito, to take over Gotham City, as well as the character of Catwoman,played by Michelle Pfeiffer, a wronged secretary named Selina Kyle with mixed motives regarding the Dark Knight.
In this film, the Caped Crusader is up against the Penguin, the hideously deformed scion of a wealthy Gotham City family. The Penguin plots with evil businessman Max Schreck to become mayor and then turn Gotham into a cathedral of crime. Upon overhearing these plans, Schreck's mousy secretary Selena Kyle is tossed from a high-rise window by her boss. Rescued by a covey of kittens, Selena transforms into the leather-clad Catwoman. In this guise, she teams with the Penguin and Schreck to divvy up their ill-gotten gains and help discredit Batman-but she also has her own scores to settle.
This is less of a sequel than reworking of the first film's themes, with greater attention paid to the villains and more visually inventive set pieces, albeit contained in a less coherent work.Also,the villains' stories put Batman out of the picture and the focus of the movie.But nevertheless,this is an indirect reason why the movie worth watching. Also,the flawless casting of Danny DeVito as The Penguin and Christopher Walken as Max Schreck make the sequel better than the first.