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Title: "Batman Returns"
Review: One of the great ones. It's that rare sequel that goes one better on the original, and it goes to extremes. Superheroics are an afterthought here; director Tim Burton is clearly more interested in his characters and their own dark, twisted inner worlds. It was so in the first film, but here it's taken to an entirely new level; these three people are nakedly vulnerable, always on the edge of a breakdown (it's no accident that Rick James' "Superfreak" is heard during the masked ball). It's not too coherently put together, but it's profound and emotionally complete. Features Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Christopher Walken, all in top form.
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