
Ace Ventura is the Biggest Kahuna of all. But like everyone else, he's eclipsed by Carrey.Īs the Riddler, a bug-eyed, madly inspired lunatic who spins riddles, twists his body into every conceivable position and spouts one-liners with every breath, Mr. who turned nutso when a disgruntled defendant disfigured half his face with acid. In the more interesting villain corner, Jones is appropriately fiendish as Two-Face, a former D.A. Chase Meridian, Kidman is covering the same love-interest territory as predecessors Kim Basinger and Michelle Pfeiffer. O'Donnell plays Batman's sidekick with appealing, testosteronal pluck. It's generic Batfare but the faces are new: As Batman, Kilmer replaces Michael Keaton, who may have vanquished the Joker, the Penguin and Catwoman in previous installments, but came up short against Warner Bros. Along the way, he befriends an acrobat called Dick Grayson (Chris O'Donnell), a young man bent on getting revenge on Jones for deep-sixing his entire family. On this particular world tour, Batman (Val Kilmer) fights a couple of psychotic villains (Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey), tries to block out that dark day when his parents were slain, and fights valiantly not to fall for a sultry executive (Nicole Kidman) who salivates over his black leather briefs. Pardon the hysteria, the crowd and the car horns, but the "Batman Forever" juggernaut just rolled up to your local multiplex and, boy, does it take up space. Val Kilmer Jim Carrey Chris O'Donnell Tommy Lee Jones Nicole Kidman Ed Begley Jr.

Also, he befriends an acrobat called Dick Grayson, a young man bent on getting revenge on Two-Face for killing his entire family. It made more than $184 million.īatman fights two psychotic villains (Two-Face and The Riddler), tries to block out that dark day when his parents were slain, and fights valiantly not to fall for a sultry executive, Dr.


"Batman Forever" has the record for an opening weekend at the box office: $52.8 million. "It's generic Batfare, but the faces are new."
