Batman & Robin

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Year:	1997
Country of origin:	USA / UK
Director:	Joel Schumacher
Genre:	Like drinking the fluids of a cancerous dog
Starring:	George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Chris O'Donnell, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough
Rating:	1/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118688/
Tagline:	Strength. Courage. Honor. And loyalty. On June 20, it ALL comes together...
Favourite line:	None worth mentioning

Jesus suffering a lingering fuck, this is an utter abomination.
Clooney dons the Batsuit for Joel Schumacher's second outing as director following his less than spectacular Batman Forever.
The promise? Bigger, bolder, better.
The truth? Bigger, bolder, indescribably worse.
Clooney plays Bruce Wayne as a schmoozing playboy, as far removed from the haunted and insecure Wayne of both Keaton and Bale as you can imagine. The presence of Robin is nothing short of painful as the pair of them bicker and bitch like a couple of fucking schoolgirls. Seriously, I was waiting for Clooney to put O'Donnell over his knee and spank him at one point, which might at least have been interesting.
And as for the casting.
Here's the worst part: I like Uma Thurman. I like Arnold SchwarzeGovernor. I like George Clooney. But here, the 'talent' is so pitifully poorly used it really should be a criminal offence. Thurman is an OTT hippy-chick who seems like she's just out of acting school, The Governor couldn't act his way out of a KFC bucket, true, but usually has some charisma. Here, zip. Silverstone, well, I have no opinion on her insignificant existence whatsoever....and I don't even know who Chris O'Donnell is.
Thank the lord they killed the series here, to allow a director who understands the subject matter a chance to shine.
Truly, truly.
Truly.
Dreadful.