To its credit, the film (usually) seems aware of this. On paper, Freeze’s actions and intentions toward Gotham put him further down the path to supervillainy than his animated counterpart, but between the sparkly suit and the wisecracks, it’s impossible to take this Freeze seriously as a threat. I have no idea what Schwarzenegger’s on-set experience on Batman & Robin was like, but it sure looks as if he had the time of his life tossing these groaners out. Every other word out of Freeze’s mouth is a cheesy pun or one-liner tied to ice or snow, and he attacks these lines with gusto. The costume is completely impractical for keeping his body submerged in frigid temperatures, but it adds extra bulk to his physique. Apart from that, however, is the contribution brought to the movie by one Arnold Schwarzenegger.Īnd boy, does Batman & Robin lean into that personality. It’s also such an obvious trainwreck that there’s no pain left by wasted potential, unlike the far more excruciating watch that is Batman Forever (not helped by the copious amount of neon green in that film, which leaves me nauseous). No doubt nostalgia plays a role in this I was seven when it came out and took it as one of many Batman offerings at the time I was happy to watch. It’s always been a good source of cheesy fun.
But I’ve never been able to dislike Batman & Robin. The movie was rushed by executives, helmed by a filmmaker happy to use “it’s a cartoon!” as a direction, is rarely funny when it’s supposed to be, and never convincingly sincere when it tries to be. It’s about as objective a mess as you can find at that budget with that kind of high-profile material. This isn’t a hot take about how Batman & Robin is actually genius.
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