![]() ![]() Working as much like a circus ringmaster as a director, Joel Schumacher has brought several critical qualities to the mix, starting with much more of a pop culture sensibility and a sense of fun than Tim Burton, who directed the first two pictures, and he has a stylish visual sensibility as well. Whether it’s doing martial arts moves with his laundry or breezily calling Wayne’s venerable butler Alfred (Michael Gough) “Al,” O'Donnell gives his character the kind of presence that is becoming this young actor’s trademark. “It’s not every girl who makes it onto a super-hero’s night table.” A later conversation, which ends with him advising her to “try firemen” if she’s into men in leather, “there’s less to take off,” is a small jewel of ribald innuendo.Įqually effective are the scenes involving Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson, a circus aerialist whom tragedy turns into Robin, the caped one’s comrade-in-arms. “I read your work, insightful,” he tells her, “naive but insightful.” “I’m flattered,” she replies. The rapport between her and Kilmer is excellent and leads to memorable scenes of tongue-in-cheek bantering. ![]()
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