Batman Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Batman (Val Kilmer) faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), and the Riddler (Jim Carrey), a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also deals with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman).

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Loud, excessively busy, and often boring, Batman Forever nonetheless has the charisma of Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones to offer mild relief.

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Batman Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Peter Bradshaw Guardian The whole thing is just that little bit wackier, perhaps closer to the 60s TV version - although Two-Face's burns are nastier than that show would have permitted. Rated: 4/5 May 17, 2019 Full Review Batman Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Carol Buckland CNN.com Batman Forever is a visual tour de force, a knock-your-eyes-out effort. But it overdoes, overkills. And what starts out exhilarating ends up...exhausting. Jan 5, 2018 Full Review Batman Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune It doesn't add up to much, but it's certainly entertaining. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 16, 2017 Full Review Batman Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Cory Woodroof For the Win (USA Today) From the iconic soundtrack to Jim Carrey’s beautifully hammy performance as The Riddler, Joel Schumacher’s first foray into Gotham City is genuinely a fantastic piece of pop art. Feb 28, 2024 Full Review Batman Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Christian Eulinberg InSession Film It’s the perfect popcorn Batman movie we deserved and then some. Sep 26, 2023 Full Review Batman Forever | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Sheila Reid Women in the Life Also known as Batman Whatever, the third installment in what a appears to be an neverending series. May 13, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel It's been 29yrs since I saw this on the big screen. I felt like a kid again. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Adam B My shoes are melting!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Kenneth M it felt very nostalgic! i remember when I first saw it in theaters when it first came out! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Sal Amazing sound! cinema experience at its finest! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Jose Arrocha 29 years later, this movie remains as awesome as it first was. I’m instantly back in 1995 and 8 years old again. Val Kilmer gives a great and 3 dimensional performance as Batman and Bruce Wayne. He remains among the best to ever do it and the best of the Burton/Schumacher era. Though the movie has its camp, Batman’s psychology is the heart of the film. Joel Schumacher took care of the character. The movie also tells a fairly accurate Robin and Two Face origin. And Jim Carry is gives it everything he has. This is one of the best Batman movies there is. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review MJF This is a nostalgic favorite from childhood, so I can't be very objective here. I think Batman Forever is a fun, unique take on Batman's psychology, social life, and rogues gallery. It mixes sleekness, sexiness, and camp. Each character has an interesting and unique story arc, except Two-Face, who is a two-dimensional character who just runs around cackling the whole movie. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel Schumacher Director Val Kilmer Bruce Wayne Tommy Lee Jones Harvey Dent Jim Carrey Edward Nicole Kidman Dr. Chase Meridian Chris O'Donnell Dick Grayson
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Synopsis Batman (Val Kilmer) faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), and the Riddler (Jim Carrey), a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also deals with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman).

Director
Joel Schumacher

Producer
Peter Macgregor-Scott, Tim Burton

Screenwriter
Bob Kane, Lee Batchler, Akiva Goldsman, Janet Scott Batchler

Distributor
Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo

Production Co
Warner Brothers, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Rating
PG-13

Genre
Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 16, 1995, Original

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 31, 2013

Box Office (Gross USA)
$182.5M

Runtime
2h 1m

Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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