Batman (1989)
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Reviews Counted:50
Fresh:35
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: An eerie, haunting spectacle, Batman succeeds as entertainment, but as an addition to the character's legacy, it rings disappointingly hollow.
Runtime: 8 hrs 18 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Tim Burton's BATMAN, inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, is a Gothic, Wagnerian treatment of the Batman mythos that explains the origins of Batman (Michael Keaton) and... [More]
Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Jack Palance
Director: Tim Burton
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Reviews for Batman
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 A- |
The element of surprise appears in every frame of this motion picture, creating a rich sense of joy and mystery that seems to befuddle Burton and his primitive instincts. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
...Batman hasn't gone totally stale. Full Review |
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B+ |
Visually arresting but dramatically undernourished, the film suffers from bland characterization (particularly by Basinger's Vicki and the other "good" crime fighters) and is ultimately saved by Jack Nicholson's bravura turn as the diabolical Joker. Full Review |
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A hollow void of underdeveloped style and half-hearted execution. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Supposedly a superhero movie for grown-ups, this is actually a pretentious farrago. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It was, however, easily the biggest box-office hit of 1989, and one of the highest grossing films in history, a testament more to its massive marketing campaign than to its quality. Full Review |
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Director Tim Burton effectively echoes the visual style of the original Bob Kane comics while conjuring up a nightmarish world of his own. Full Review |
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The conceptual side of the movie--two rather sick two-sided antagonists having it out in a black and sordid context -- lingers. Full Review |
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5/10 |
Wow. I can't believe how little I enjoyed about this movie after all of these years of NOT having seen it. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Burton brings back film noir elements to the new Batman, elevating it to a dark, demented opera. Full Review |
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In the end, one's reaction to Burton's blockbuster is little more than that of the Joker to Batman: 'Where did he get those wonderful toys?' Full Review |
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4/5 |
The movie that gave birth to the summer blockbuster remains impressive. Full Review |
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C |
The story is a mess… Scenes and lines of dialogue make no sense… Keaton makes hardly any impression in the role, in or out of the mask. Full Review |
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8/10 |
...the yardstick by which all subsequent Batman movies are measured. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
a cynical cinematic masterpiece Full Review |
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As a movie spectacle, it delivered. As Batman, well...it got a lot of things wrong. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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4/5 |
Uneven in tone, but Keaton's great and the movie just looks like a million bucks.
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