BATMAN AND ROBIN
A film review by Tim Voon
Copyright 1997 Tim Voon
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Elle Macpherson. Written by: Akiva Goldsman. Directed by: Joel Schumacher.
The Batty bunch is back! With what is undoubtedly, the 'Cape Crusaders' corniest and most comic outing.
Every line is a punch line with more misses than hits.
Batman (Clooney), 'I love you old man', shows a more sensitive side to him; Robin (McDonald), 'I want my own car, the chics love it', also wants a Gotham emergency signal of his own; Alfred, 'I love you too', is dying of McGregors syndrome; and Batgirl (Silverstone), 'I love you Uncle Alfred', joins the gang to battle the villains - the fertile 'my garden needs tending' Poison Ivy (Thurman), and 'I love my wife' Mr Freeze (Schwarzenegger).
Gosh there's a lot of LOVE going around! I almost thought they would break out in a chorus at the end.
All this and more in a day of the life of Bruce Wayne.
Plenty of kiddy fun to hate or appreciate. With a splashy, action packed opening sequence, which lapses in the middle of the movie, before picking up again towards the end.
Comment: One happy, loving, batty family which is best appreciated in the grave.
Timothy Voon e-mail: stirling@netlink.com.au
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