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Batman

1989

Tim Burton

Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl ...

6.8

112,819

Fantasy. Thriller. Action

Fantasy. Thriller. Action

Gotham City is a sunless, ominous haven for criminals, held in the corrupt grip of crime boss Carl Grissom (the ever-magnetic Jack Palance), and terrorized by a sadistic vandal and murderer known as The Joker. But it isnt long before a dark, mysterious caped crusader, who goes by the name of BATMAN, is on their trail and trying to thwart their evil doings. In this darkly entertaining retelling of the Marvel comic classic, ace ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"It's an elaborate, shapeless, big-screen reincarnation of the 50-year-old comic-book character. (...) It's neither funny nor solemn. It has the personality not of a particular movie but of a product, of something arrived at by corporate decision."
		Ron Pennington The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] is a stunning achievement, especially through the incredible and unique visualization of director Tim Burton"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The Gotham City created in 'Batman' is one of the most distinctive and atmospheric places I’ve seen in the movies. It’s a shame something more memorable doesn’t happen there (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Variety	"Tim Burton effectively echoes the visual style of the original Bob Kane comics while conjuring up a nightmarish world of his own."
		Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"Dark, haunting and poetic (...) You enter into it as you would a magical forest in a fairy tale, and the deeper you're drawn into it, the more frighteningly vivid it becomes."
		David Crow Den of Geek	"'Batman' still works today because it is not an action flick of its time. Instead, it soars as a timeless tale of the age-old battle redecorated with pop culture icons"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The film's hero (as essayed by Michael Keaton) is woefully underdeveloped (...) A moderately diverting motion picture that should have been shorter and better paced (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Tom Breihan AV Club	"'Batman' represents fairly pedestrian blockbuster filmmaking. The pacing is slow, the plotting occasionally incoherent (...) The thing that makes the movie stand out (...) was how the movie looked."
		Andrew Collins Empire	"The movie that gave birth to the summer blockbuster remains impressive (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"So much hype, so little really to write home about (...) [Nicholson's] excesses proliferate until there is nothing more to give and thus degenerate into mere nonsense."
		John Ferguson Radio Times	"This action fantasy captures the spirit of artist Bob Kane's creation, and the result is a sophisticated film noir full of black humour and creepy images (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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