Review – Batman Forever

Somehow Val Kilmer just isn’t quite right for the role, though I don’t think it’s really his fault. He’s got the act down, but somehow his boyish good looks just make him an improbable candidate for faithful ward Dick Grayson’s mentor. Maybe if Kilmer had been in one of the earlier films when he wouldn’t have had to play a father figure, he could have outdone his predecessor Michael Keaton (who was also a bit off the Bat-mark, though for different reasons). The highlight of this third Bat-sequel is probably the villains, with Tommy Lee Jones as my personal favorite Bat-nemesis, Two-Face (there’s just something about a psychotic former lawyer) and Jim Carrey perfectly typecast as the manic Riddler. Not as dark and brooding as the first two, so it keeps moving a little bit better. Mildly amusing