Schumacher took everything Burton brought to the series — Gothic production design, over-the-top villains, rubbery Bat-muscles — and amplified them even further.
In Birds of Prey, Harley wears an outrageous jacket fringed with crime-scene tape and later beats up baddies in shimmering gold overalls.
Birds of Prey didn’t have the greatest opening weekend in theaters; Batman Forever grossed more in its opening weekend 25 years ago.
That feels like a key step towards acknowledging that for all their flaws, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin also have some very enjoyable elements.