There were several things I liked about this movie. First, I thought that Michael Keaton made a fine Batman and a very good Bruce Wayne. I thought Jack Nicholson was a memorable if extremely hammy Joker. And Burton's Gotham retained the feel of the comics and the animated series pretty well.

However, this potentially great film was made with one of the worst scripts that has ever been attached to a big-budget superhero film, and that's saying a mouthful. The dialogue was stilted and lifeless without a hint of imagination, leaving the actors to sink or swim on their own charisma. (Nicholson could do this better than Keaton and way better than Basinger, and the protagonists suffered a bit as a result.)

The movie looked great with very dark and moody environments, but the scenes lacked the dramatic impact to capitalize on them. I think the film's creators knew that "Batman on big screen" would sell itself, took that for granted and didn't try as hard as they should have. Even Burton's direction seemed limp, from a man who was and would continue to be such a visionary in his other pictures.

I thought the sequel 'Batman Returns' was substantially better, and to this day it's my favorite Batman film.

There were several things I liked about this movie. First, I thought that Michael Keaton made a fine Batman and a very good Bruce Wayne. I thought Jack Nicholson was a memorable if extremely hammy Joker. And Burton's Gotham retained the feel of the comics and the animated series pretty well.

 

However, this potentially great film was made with one of the worst scripts that has ever been attached to a big-budget superhero film, and that's saying a mouthful. The dialogue was utterly flat and lifeless without a hint of imagination, essentially leaving the actors on their own. The movie looked great, but I think its creators expected the idea of "Batman on big screen" to sell itself and didn't try too hard as a result.

 

I thought the sequel 'Batman Returns' was substantially better, and to this day it's my favorite Batman film.

I agree with you. But, at least this movie is better than Batman and Robin. Oh, and welcome back!

I don't really need to say why this is my favourite Batman movie of all time. It's Tim Burton, everything he does is just good work.

This one stomps over the Nolan trilogy in my opinion.

Batman Returns was much darker, but Penguin and Catwoman weren't as enjoyable as The Joker.

Seriously, Nicholson outmatches Ledger's performance, much funnier and psychotic.