It's dark tone gives it the feel of the comics without the characterisation, but at the end of the day it comes down to good guy v's bad guy. The rest of the cast are good and I always like to see Tracey Walters in a big screen film! Overall this is a good stab at the Batman legend. Basinger's Vale is built up far too much and should have been cut out of the story rather than become a key part of it. He hogs all the best lines and is clearly enjoying himself - the only downside being that he regularly eclipses Keaton's Batman. Nicholson is pure ham, but is good for it. He deals well with Wayne's past when it is brought up, but is an unlikely action hero. Keaton is an unlikely Batman, but is the best so far. I've always felt that Batman was always a few steps away from the criminals he's chasing, surely he can't be totally balanced and right in the head? Here these questions are half touched but never developed. The problem is that it lacks a bite for Batman fans. In fact it's the best of the Batman franchise so far. That said it's still very dark and the set pieces are well handled. At some point the film loses the character complexities and decides to become a straight up good v's evil with plenty of effects and gadgets. This is continued by the investigation by reporters Vale and Knox, but starts to wane (pardon the pun) with the development of Vale as a love interest and the hamming of The Joker. The film starts promisingly, many questions are asked - is Wayne totally balanced? What drives him to become the bat? etc - and the tone of the movie is darker than a friendly blockbuster. As such Burton always seemed like a risk - although his dark toned work and complex characters probably made him a great choice. This was very much a huge blockbuster and had a great deal riding on it in terms of merchandising and a possible franchise. Millionaire Bruce Wayne begins relationship with reporter Vicky Vale and finds himself personally drawn into conflict with the Joker as both himself and his alter-ego. Calling himself the Joker he takes over the city's gangs and begins to terrorise the city. Considered dead he later turns up, scarred and twisted with a new sense of humour. With Batman's intervention Napier is accidentally dropped into a vat of chemical. Elsewhere crime boss Grissom's right hand man Jack Napier is trapped in a chemical factory by police. In the shadows and rooftops a giant bat is terrorising the criminals who live in the night. In many ways, one of the most daring films Tim Burton ever made, Sweeney Todd is a grim movie musical based on the classical stage work by Stephen Sondheim. In a Gotham City overrun by crime a new menace exists.
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