What a disappointment! A lot of noise and incoherencies blasted all over the place. I guess this was a big hit in 1989 but it's bewildering that it was deemed so worthwhile. Dark in color and way too dark in tone. Michael Keaton, always pretty wonderful and fun and crazy spooky, is almost subtle in this one, almost dull. Kim Basinger is typically beautiful and somnambulistic. And Jack Nicholson. Ah, Jack Nicholson! Give the guy some scenery and he chews it right on down to the bone. The buildings, the Gotham skyline was wonderfully surrealistic. But...the always big but.... But, lighten up a bit, boys. After all is said and after all is done, it's only a comic book.
