Even when I was 14 I was underwhelmed by this movie. It’s a bloated mess and the action is rarely exciting. To watch it now, post-Nolan, it seems at times laughable.
Jack Nicholson, though, is very entertaining. Best are the non verbal non sequiturs. The music – both the Elfman and the Prince – are terrific, to. The rest, not so much.
Wha? This movie is so much more fun — dare I say better? — than either of the Nolan Batmans. And I don’t just say that because I have fond memories of winning the Prince soundtrack (on vinyl!) in a contest from TEMPO magazine in 1989. Jack’s better than that other joker, too.