Batman & Robin
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Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy, a botanical femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contend with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl, joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.
What critics thought
One of the most thoroughly panned Hollywood blockbusters of its era, Batman & Robin was savaged by critics for its noisy, toyetic excess and near-total lack of dramatic substance. The cast drew particular scrutiny — Clooney's Batman was widely seen as a misfire, while Uma Thurman's Poison Ivy emerged as the lone bright spot most reviewers could agree on. The few who found anything to enjoy pointed to the film's visual spectacle, but even they usually conceded it was all surface and no soul.
“wonderful to look at”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“sniggering, exhausting, overproduced extravaganza”
Gene Siskel·Chicago Tribune
“the fourth installment in the Batman franchise is one long head-splitting exercise in clueless cacophony that makes you feel as though you're being held hostage in some haywire Planet Hollywood while sonic booms pummel your auditory canal”
Peter Rainer·Dallas Observer
“comic wit conspicuously lacking elsewhere in the picture”
Todd McCarthy·Variety
“It's hard to tell who B&R is intended for. Anyone who knows the character from the comics or the superb animated show on Fox will be alienated. And though Schumacher treats the Adam West version as gospel, that show's campy humor is completely incompatible with these production values.”
Andrew Johnston·Time Out
Genres
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Joel SchumacherDirector
George ClooneyBatman / Bruce Wayne
Chris O'DonnellRobin / Dick Grayson
Arnold SchwarzeneggerMr. Freeze / Dr. Victor Fries
Uma ThurmanPoison Ivy / Dr. Pamela Isley
Alicia SilverstoneBatgirl / Barbara Wilson
Michael GoughAlfred Pennyworth
Pat HingleCommissioner Gordon
John GloverDr. Jason Woodrue
Elle MacphersonJulie Madison
Vivica A. FoxMs. B. Haven
Vendela KirsebomNora Fries
Elizabeth SandersGossip Gerty
Elliot GoldenthalComposer
Akiva GoldsmanWriter
Stephen GoldblattCinematographyBatman & Robin
Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy, a botanical femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contend with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl, joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.
What critics thought
One of the most thoroughly panned Hollywood blockbusters of its era, Batman & Robin was savaged by critics for its noisy, toyetic excess and near-total lack of dramatic substance. The cast drew particular scrutiny — Clooney's Batman was widely seen as a misfire, while Uma Thurman's Poison Ivy emerged as the lone bright spot most reviewers could agree on. The few who found anything to enjoy pointed to the film's visual spectacle, but even they usually conceded it was all surface and no soul.
“wonderful to look at”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“sniggering, exhausting, overproduced extravaganza”
Gene Siskel·Chicago Tribune
“the fourth installment in the Batman franchise is one long head-splitting exercise in clueless cacophony that makes you feel as though you're being held hostage in some haywire Planet Hollywood while sonic booms pummel your auditory canal”
Peter Rainer·Dallas Observer
“comic wit conspicuously lacking elsewhere in the picture”
Todd McCarthy·Variety
“It's hard to tell who B&R is intended for. Anyone who knows the character from the comics or the superb animated show on Fox will be alienated. And though Schumacher treats the Adam West version as gospel, that show's campy humor is completely incompatible with these production values.”
Andrew Johnston·Time Out
Genres
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Joel SchumacherDirectorGeorge ClooneyBatman / Bruce WayneChris O'DonnellRobin / Dick GraysonArnold SchwarzeneggerMr. Freeze / Dr. Victor FriesUma ThurmanPoison Ivy / Dr. Pamela IsleyAlicia SilverstoneBatgirl / Barbara WilsonMichael GoughAlfred PennyworthPat HingleCommissioner GordonJohn GloverDr. Jason WoodrueElle MacphersonJulie MadisonVivica A. FoxMs. B. HavenVendela KirsebomNora FriesElizabeth SandersGossip GertyElliot GoldenthalComposerAkiva GoldsmanWriterStephen GoldblattCinematographyStream
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