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Batman and Robin

29  AUG
FRI
Strength. Courage. Honor. And loyalty.


Directed by  Joel Schumacher
Written by  Akiva Goldsman
Starring:  George Clooney (Batman/Bruce Wayne)
Chris O'Donnell (Robin/Dick Grayson)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Mr. Freeze/Dr. Victor Fries)
Uma Thurman (Poison Ivy/Dr. Pamela Isley)
Alicia Silverstone (Batgirl/Barbara Wilson)
Runtime: 120 minutes
Plot:
Mr. Freeze plans on taking Gotham City hostage by freezing the town into a permanent winter. In the meantime, a new seductive villainous, Poison Ivy, has appeared to cause a rift in the partnership of Batman & Robin. While all this is happening, faithful butler Alfred is dying. Mr. Freeze holds the key to save his life. Enter Batgirl to help save the day. - Humberto Amador



Comment:
This is the worst Batman movie I've seen to date. The first two movies haven't been so bad especially because I liked the setting in that 'fake' city, the third movie has been a bit worse but this last one is by far the most boring and the less catching one.

On the positive side there are of course the special effects, the 'freezing' effect was very well made and the city was full of big statues and weird constructions that created an interesting (but probably a bit too 'kitsch') setting.

I can't obviously criticize the various unlikely situations because the movie is closely inspired by the comics but I can't also completely pass over the stupidity and absurdity of various scenes, the pointless behaviour of certain characters and some boring and moralist speech.

Adding more good and bad characters compared to the previous movies of this series really didn't help to keep the level higher maybe some more funny moments and dialogues would have been a better idea...



Rating: 5.8  **

Links:  Official Site

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