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28 out of 100

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2.8 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 95 Ratings

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  • Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney
  • Summary: Batman, Robin and new crime fighting comrade Batgirl face Gotham City's deadliest threat yet when cold-hearted Mr. Freeze and venomous Poison Ivy team for some lethal mischief. (Warner Bros.)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 11 out of 21
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    70
    Joel Schumacher, director and ringmaster, piles on the flashy showmanship and keeps the film as big, bold, noisy and mindlessly overwhelming as possible.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Robin Dougherty
    60
    There's something almost maniacally heroic about packaging the fourth sequel of a superhero action series without resorting to the old standbys of good writing, capable acting or inspired directing.
  3. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: David Ansen
    30
    Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman has written quips, not characters and Joel Schumacher still seems miscast as a Bat-action director: he stages the mayhem confusingly and the comedy too broadly.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 41
  3. Negative: 34 out of 41
  1. Burr
    6
    Batman and Robin was hated so much because of all the emo goth kids who thought Batman's roots were in moody, melodramatic darkness. Couldn't be farther from the truth. B&R was a throwback to the glory days of campy comic book silliness, back before he turned into an angst-filled goth magnet of muddled special effects sequences. Of course all the kids who think The Dark Knight is the greatest comic book movie ever to grace the screen are too young to realize that.… Expand
    • 4 of 8 users said yes
  2. FitriAmirrol
    3
    In an attempt to make Batman & Robin look and feel like a casual, lightweight movie, Schumacher inadvertently creates a prodution so, in lack of better words, downright lame, it’s unintentionally laugh-out-loud funny. What killed the dinosaurs? The foresight you’re gonna make this movie.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. grandpajoe6191
    3
    What I learned from "Batman & Robin" is that... 1) Joel Schumacher is a useless director. 2) Batman has lost its face and originality (Seriously, Bat credit card?) 3) I must preach the people to NEVER watch this piece of mess.… Expand
    • 5 of 5 users said yes

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