Batman Returns (1992) Review

Title: Batman Returns 
Year: 1992
Director: Tim Burton 
Country: US
Language: English 

Do YOU like penguins? Those furry tuxedo wearing flightless birds that make excellent emperors? How about penguins with bombs strapped to them, sent to murder the children of Gotham? Yeah, this film gets pretty dark! Batman Returns (1992) is the second-and last- Batman film Tim Burton would direct and Michael Keaton would star in. You like Goth batman? This might be the most goth Batman to ever goth. 

While Batman (Michael Keaton) deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin (Danny DeVito) wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee  (Michelle Pfieffer) of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.

All of Tim Burton's films are about quirky characters who live in otherworldly places that are not completely alien, but do have a distinct visual style Batman Returns is a feast to the senses because of its stylish set design and remarkably offbeat set design. There are very few films that have the "feel" that Batman Returns does. Unfortunately, there is not much else of substance to this work. 

The plot unwinds in an inconsistent off-putting way because of its poor pace. Character development seems non-existent and any message Batman Returns tries to convey is lost in Burton's poor handling of the script. Can you remember much of the films' contents? I can't. I did think Danny Devito was an excellent choice for The Penguin. He makes the character an iconic villain, even though he makes the baddie a bit too pitiful. Batman is struggling against this guy? Really? 

Batman Returns is most notable for THE SEXIEST CATWOMAN EVER. The fetishist costuming, combined with Pfieffer's natural beauty really shaped by views as a young lad. Unfortunately, due to its PG-13 Rating, I suspect they had to cut down much of the films' erotic tones. Still, it's a worthwhile endeavor just for the catty scenes.