Batman

Running time: 126 minutes

Director: Tim Burton

Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton

Possibly the most effectively hyped film in the history of the medium, but also a sombre, gothic and intelligent slice of synthetic mythology, superbly designed (by Anton Furst) and instilled with sufficient moral and thematic ambiguities to make the Caped Crusader as sinister as the evil he confronts. Michael Keaton’s subtle, understated performance in the title role sets an effective contrast to Jack Nicholson’s Joker, an extended variety-turn, malevolent and hilarious by turns.

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