“Batman Forever” takes the series in a different direction with a rather drastic change of pace in an even more eccentric entry in the Warner Bros. “Batman” series. Joel Schumacher (“Phone Booth”) is in the director’s chair and it’s a bumpy ride.

In “Batman Forever”, we follow Batman (Val Kilmer “The Saint”) as he embarks on his next adventure where he takes on two supervillains. He must do battle with both the schizophrenic Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones “Men In Black”) and the dastardly Riddler (Jim Carrey “The Truman Show”) in an action-packed neon light display as the foes hope to take control of Gotham.

Michael Keaton had left someone else had to fill in Batman’s shoes. They decided on Val Kilmer, I think he gives an okay performance as Bruce Wayne and an equally reasonable portrayal as the Dark Knight. Tommy Lee Jones plays Two-Face in an extremely forgettable and disappointing role. This character could have been so much and while I applaud Tommy Lee Jones’ efforts, they unfortunately go to waste as he has nothing to work with. Jim Carrey plays the Riddler and if you’ve ever seen “Ace Ventura”, “The Truman Show” or any of his other work, you will know this is just Jim Carrey being Jim Carrey but that’s not a bad thing. He’s always the centre of attention whenever he’s onscreen and he’s always giving you 100% of his energy. Chris O’Donnell (“School Ties”) plays Robin. He gives a more realistic take on the character than Burt Ward in the 1960s show but I don’t care for his whiney attitude and his generally dull performance.

“Batman Forever” is a decent movie. If you want to nit-pick it does have some dumb moments and don’t even get me started on the close-ups of Batman getting suited up. The movie does however have good elements. The action scenes are explosive and over the top, the plot is ridiculous like most entries in the genre but by big gripe with the film is that it feels like it’s dumbing it down for a wider audience.