Batman And Robin (1997) *** [Schumacher Bat UHD Double Feature Pt. 2]
For Batman & Robin (1997) Joel Schumacher leaned even more heavily into the campiness that he somehow only hinted at with Batman Forever two years earlier. I honestly don't understand the hate for this film. I suppose if you're not a fan of the Batman TV series (1966–1968), it makes sense, but I grew up on it (and loved it) and outside of the 1966 film this is the closest approximation to the show. I saw the first three Warner Bros. Batmans (reviews here, here, and here) in the theater but somehow only managed to see B&R for the first time last year.
The sexual innuendo is amplified (Uma Thurman is delightful) from the previous outing, as well as the one-liners (Arnold Schwarzenegger's cold puns are seemingly never-ending). George Clooney is the worst of the '90s WB Batmen (he's too much himself and doesn't embody the character at all), Alicia Silverstone's acting is not great (though not much worse than Chris O'Donnell's), and Bane is wasted here (though the costume and makeup are fun) but for this viewer none of that is enough to detract from this colorful, hilarious, and stupidly entertaining big budget insanity.
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