Review of Batman Returns (1992) by Facebook U — 04 Apr 2015
What worked best in the first Batman, excels here in Batman Returns; the very air in each shot coveys a shadowy mix to the viewer, perhaps this is meant to prelude the film's dour undertones to the audience before the conflict really arises.
Michael Keaton benefits largely from an increased interest in the Batman character on behalf of writers Daniel Water, Sam Hamm and Wesley Strick, but is still overshadowed in his own film by the rogues gallery.
Danny DeVito is the stuff of a black-comedy nightmare as the deformed, often sad Penguin, while Michelle Pfeiffer looks and plays the part of a rag doll: stitched up after each beating, but relentless in her desire to belong somewhere with someone.
A jumbled third act acts a lone detriment to an otherwise superb early-blockbuster era superhero showing.
This review of Batman Returns (1992) was written by Facebook U on 04 Apr 2015.
Batman Returns has generally received positive reviews.
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