Uma Thurman: 5 Awesome Performances And 5 That Sucked
...And 5 That Sucked
5. Poison Ivy - Batman And Robin
Might as well get this one out of the way early. Theres been so much written about the soul rendering awfulness of Batman And Robin that there isn't much more to be said. It was like some kind of vortex that sucked in all forms of quality and entertainment value until only garish sets, awful acting and bat nipples remained. Nobody outside of the great Michael Gough as Alfred gave a good performance here. George Clooney was a smug git as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Schwarzenegger was at his punning worst as Mr. Freeze and for Uma her role as Poison Ivy was a major career lowlight. In a script brimming with awful dialogue she was stuck some of the worst. She attempts to go for maximum ham to compensate but her delivery is so cringe inducing she sucks the life out of all of her scenes. Ivy is supposed to be the most desirable female alive which for Uma means bugging her eyes and exaggerating every facial expression. The characters motivations dont even make sense; she wants to return the planet to nature and she teams up a man who wants to freeze it. The two goals arent really that compatible. Umas career took a bit of a knock after her work here and didnt fully recover until the Kill Bill movies. But then she made...
