I saw this movie recently after buying the DVD collection, and it's nowhere near as bad as people say, but nowhere near as good as it could have been. The drastic change in style between "Batman Returns" and this film is indeed jarring, the plot does have some several large holes and the set design is atrocious.
However, Kilmer is impressive, having the charm and intelligence to play Bruce Wayne, alongside the imposing build and "growl" to be Batman. Jim Carrey more or less plays himself, and while towards the end his performance grates, I did enjoy seeing him take his energetic acting to the character of the Riddler. Chris O'Donnell and Nicole Kidman are given little to do, although I suspect a lot of their scenes were cut from the film. (What happened to the thing about the diary, guys?) Sadly, the extensive amount of screen time given to Carrey puts Two-Face (my favorite Batman villain) and Tommy Lee Jones (a superb actor) firmly in the shade.
"Forever" is a flawed film, but certainly not a bad one. Hopefully we will see an SE DVD one day, fixing many of the plot holes.
Final Score: 6.5/10
However, Kilmer is impressive, having the charm and intelligence to play Bruce Wayne, alongside the imposing build and "growl" to be Batman. Jim Carrey more or less plays himself, and while towards the end his performance grates, I did enjoy seeing him take his energetic acting to the character of the Riddler. Chris O'Donnell and Nicole Kidman are given little to do, although I suspect a lot of their scenes were cut from the film. (What happened to the thing about the diary, guys?) Sadly, the extensive amount of screen time given to Carrey puts Two-Face (my favorite Batman villain) and Tommy Lee Jones (a superb actor) firmly in the shade.
"Forever" is a flawed film, but certainly not a bad one. Hopefully we will see an SE DVD one day, fixing many of the plot holes.
Final Score: 6.5/10