Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.1|5.0
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Batman Forever features
Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, and Val Kilmer to tell its story. Despite its
great cast, the story is difficult to get through due to poor timing and meager
reliance on good transitioning between scenes. This creates a distinct ‘jittery,
mixed-up feeling’ that steadily builds a desire to stop the film and watch something
else. Director Joel Schumacher’s choice of Tommy Lee Jones for the Harvey Dent/Two Face character proves less effective in this movie than Director Christopher Nolan’s use of Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two Face
in The Dark Knight film. Interestingly, this lack
of effect seems to revolve, not just in the acting, but around the makeup department. Batman Forever retains the original half green face for Two Face while The Dark Knight’s makeup department tosses the half green
face in favor of a phenomenal use of rotting flesh that reveals teeth and bone, an amazing improvement over the traditional face. The Riddler, in this
film, seems to dominate the scenes which becomes a natural outcome of choosing
Jim Carrey to portray this character. It will be interesting to see what Christopher
Nolan or Zack Snyder can do with that character in future films.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Batman
(Val Kilmer) has opportunity to battle the Riddler (Jim Carrey) and the
criminal Two Face (Tommy Lee Jones).
Additional Thanks
Thank
You to Director Joel Schumacher for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producers Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan for making the film possible.
Additional characters/cast include: Bruce Wayne (Val Kilmer), Harvey Dent
(Tommy Lee Jones), Dr. Edward Nygma (Jim Carrey), Dr. Chase Meridian (Nicole
Kidman), Robin/Dick Grayson (Chris O’Donnell), Alfred Pennyworth (Michael
Gough), Commissioner James Gordon (Pat Hingle), Sugar (Drew Barrymore), Spice
(Debi Mazar), and Gossip Gerty (Elizabeth Sanders).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
The movie enlarges Robin’s personality as he relates to Batman, which is a rather
interesting enhancement of the ongoing Batman story. The film narrowly serves the ‘I love
Batman club’ more than the overall movie audience seeking action entertainment.
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