Val Kilmer all the actors to have played Batman up to that point, he felt Kilmer had given the best interpretation. Film critic Leonard Maltin (who criticized the dark tone contained in "Batman Returns") complimented Kilmer's portrayal when he reviewed the film for his expanding collection of film reviews. Defenders of "Batman Forever" praised the film for portraying Batman as a more heroic, less ruthless, and more human character than in the Tim Burton films. The film also brought the film interpretation of Bruce Wayne more into line with his comic book counterpart, showing him as a socialite and a very public
Have I Told You Lately a version recorded in 1989 that was featured on Morrison's video album "" the following year. In 1997 Morrison performed the song in a duet with Sinéad O'Connor on "Late Show with David Letterman"; this version was subsequently released on the "Live on Letterman: Music from the Late Show" CD. "Have I Told You Lately" was featured in the 1996 film, "One Fine Day", starring George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer, at the end of the Amanda Bynes 2003 film, "What a Girl Wants", covered by Matt Acheson, and the 2014 film 5 Flights Up, starring Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton.