The same bizarre, larger-than-life architecture is evident, but Batman Forever's city is bigger and brighter. Schumacher's vision of Gotham is similar to, yet different from, Tim Burton's. All-in-all, this is a very full motion picture. In a relatively short time, we get a solid action/adventure story, an odd romantic triangle (Chase is attracted to Batman Bruce Wayne is attracted to Chase - it kind of recalls the old Lois Lane/Clark Kent/Superman thing from the first two movies about that superhero), and the most detailed exploration of Batman's character to date. The film is a blast and, ultimately, a very quick two hours. There's a lot going on in Batman Forever - probably much more than in either Batman or Batman Returns - yet Joel Schumacher keeps things on an even keel, moving swiftly without creating such a strong undertow that the viewer loses his or her footing. And, in the person of Dick Grayson (Chris O'Donnell), who takes on the appellation Robin, Batman gets a sidekick to help use all his bat-gadgets and pilot his batmobiles, bat boats, bat planes, and bat subs. She's a psychiatrist who specializes in split personalities (something that afflicts just about everyone in this movie). This time, it's a lady doctor with a name that sounds like two merged banks (Chase Meridian, played by Nicole Kidman).
Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne is falling for his third woman in three films.
To that end, he joins up with Two Face, who has a more modest goal: kill Batman, whom he blames for his disfigurement. Now, he's out to control all of Gotham City and humiliate his former boss in the process. When he invents a device to beam television waves directly into the brain, then tries it on himself, he becomes unhinged ("wacko" is the "technical" term used). The Riddler, aka Edward Nigma, is a scientist working in Bruce Wayne's electronics factory. This time around, the Caped Crusader (Val Kilmer) is faced with a new pair of dastardly bad guys: the Riddler (Carrey) and Harvey Two-Face (Jones). Regardless, I still have an opinion, and since this is my usual method of getting it into the open, I see no reason to change now.
The same, yet different - and much better.Ĭonsidering all the attendant hype and long box office lines for Batman Forever, a review is almost superfluous. Yet somehow, perhaps because of the costume, it still feels like the same Batman we've gotten to know in two previous films. The villains - Jim Carrey decked out in a neon question-mark jacket and Tommy Lee Jones with a face out of The Elephant Man - are making their debuts.
The director is different and the composer has changed. There's a new actor underneath the cape, a new girlfriend on his arm, and a new partner by his side. It's lighter, brighter, funnier, faster-paced, and a whole lot more colorful than before.
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