The current Bat cycle was already tired when Schumacher replaced Tim Burton behind the camera on Batman Forever. This chapter -- so action-packed, yet so insufferably dull -- makes it clear that there's nowhere else to go.

Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Batman Robin, like the first three films in the series, is wonderful to look at, and has nothing authentic at its core.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Joel Schumacher, director and ringmaster, piles on the flashy showmanship and keeps the film as big, bold, noisy and mindlessly overwhelming as possible.

Janet Maslin

The New York Times