Batman Review

Review of Batman (1989) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

No doubt this changed the face of cinema for the worse and for the better. Likely a perfect storm of a nonstop production engine thanks to Jon Peters and Peter Guber but it's also likely that they knew not the consequences of their actions.

Although BATMAN is the first of its kind, in retrospect it runs a little midde-of-the-road (especially after entries like PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE and BEETLEJUICE), brought up by Keaton, Nicholson and Billy Dee Williams's performances. There's something bubbling just underneath the surface with an energy that couldn't have come from studio involvement or "big dick" producer energy but it feels something got stifled here.