Batman Returns (1992) Movie Review

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Director: Tim Burton

Writer: Daniel Waters, Sam Hamm (Screenplay)

Writer: Bob Kane (Characters)

Cast

Michael Keaton (Spotlight)
Danny DeVito (Jumanji The Next Level)
Michelle Pfeiffer (What Lies Beneath)
Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can)
Michael Gough (Top Secret!)

Plot: While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.

Runtime: 2 Hours 6 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Batman Returns starts when businessman Max Shreck (Walken) is looking to make an impact. However, Penguin (DeVito) has been raising an army beneath the surface ready to take back the city that abandoned him. Batman (Keaton) comes to stop the chaos getting out of hand.

Max ends up meeting the Penguin and together they create a partnership. But first Max must tie up loose ends, including his assistant Selina Kyle (Pfeiffer). Batman must figure out how to overcome the numbers and stop Selina from falling down a deadly path as Catwoman.

Verdict on Batman Returns

Batman Returns is the action-adventure sequel following Batman in his latest battle against a threat to Gotham City. This time he goes up against Penguin a once-abandoned baby who was raised in the sewers looking to gain power. He finds himself becoming a hero, but the power gets to him. While Batman tries to help the lost soul Selina Kyle who could fall on either side of the law.

This is a great sequel to the already great first movie. It gets to take us to a place with another villain that is greedy for power and willing to do anything to get it. Bruce must go into battle with his own feelings as he looks to understand Catwoman’s motivation. This brings us a larger pool of villains for Batman to deal with, something we would go on to see a lot more of. The performances are great from the whole cast, with newcomers Danny DeVito and Michelle Pfeiffer shining throughout.