Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin (1997) D: Joel Schumacher 125 Mins

Schumacher’s second and final attempt to save this Batman series, and fails. The film isn’t completely horrible, just pretty close. Clooney takes off where Kilmer quit. He is friendlier and has way better chemistry with the other characters. He is still not a very good Batman. O’Donnell is better, but still no good. Silverstone is a horrible actress in this film; Batgirl is a pathetic attempt to save the franchise. Arnold plays Mr. Freeze, and Thurman plays Poison Ivy, these two villains are completely over the top and say some of the worst lines written ever, most of their puns are not funny at all and make them seem extremely stupid. The only villain in the whole film that seemed worth anything was probably Bane, now that’s a true character of realism. Overall this film really showed how the franchise was declining from film to film. Schumacher tries so hard to go over the top and takes it to far, the characters are ridiculous and the plot pointless. Has to be one of the worst superhero films ever made.