Variety
As for Kilmer, he gamely steps into the dual Batman/Wayne role but can't get much traction, finding, as Michael Keaton had, that beyond a stern jaw there's not much to be done with it, since the suit does most of the work.
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Batman Forever
Director Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys) takes over from Tim Burton and directs the third instalment of the Batman film franchise. Stars Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman and Chris O’Donnell.
A deadly alliance has formed between two of Gotham’s most dangerous criminals: the menacingly polarising Two-Face (Jones) and the manic computer genius Riddler (Carrey). Bruce Wayne (Kilmer) dons the bat suit again - infamously now sporting rubber nipples - in order to put an end to the duo’s chaotic reign on the city. This time, Batman is aided by Dick Grayson (O’Donnell), an acrobat who sides with The Dark Knight as Robin.
Less1995Rating: PG121 minsUSA, UK
ActionFantasyThriller
- Director:
- Joel Schumacher ('The Lost Boys', 'Phone Booth', 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'Batman and Robin')
- Writer:
- Lee BatchlerJanet Scott BatchlerAkiva Goldsman
- Cast:
- Val KilmerTommy Lee JonesJim CarreyNicole KidmanChris O'DonnellMichael GoughPat HingleDrew BarrymoreDebi Mazar
Batman Forever | Awards
Most Performed Song from a Film (Seal for the song 'Kiss From a Rose') - BMI Film & TV Awards 1996.
Batman Forever | Reviews
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The New York Times
The film recovers from that initial confusion to get stronger as it goes along, and to shape up as a free-form playground for its various masquerading stars.
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Los Angeles Times
This loud and boisterous comic book confidential is serviceable enough to satisfy.
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