Synopsis: The narrative begins with a 25-minute short story featuring Batman (Kevin Conroy) and Batgirl (Tara Strong) thwarting a mob lord's nephew intent on seizing control of the family empire. Following this segment, the intensity escalates as the Joker (Mark Hamill) breaks free from Arkham Asylum. The Joker's entrance into the plot is explosive, involving the commissioner's daughter, and the film hints at him subjecting her to further degradation. Subsequently, he abducts the commissioner, subjecting him to psychological torment in an attempt to break him. This compels Batman to embark on a mission to rescue the commissioner.
The Good:
* The voice acting is all excellent, especially that of Mark Hamill who you would almost actually believe that he is some kind of psychopath with that beautifully menacing laugh.
* When the main story kicks in and the Joker joins the party, the action seriously kicks up multiple notches and flies along.
* I also found the slightly grainy animation to be perfect, it lent a real lived in dirty look to the gloomy underbelly of Gotham City.
* When actually dealing with the source material the movie is amazing especially that scene near the end.
The Bad:
* I felt that they tried to make more of the relationship between Batman and Batgirl than what is really there, just to up the emotional punch, honestly it did not work for me.
* The first 25 minutes or so, sure it was a fun little Batman story, but it felt like it was something different, just added to make the Barbara Gordon moment more shocking. Even worse it appears to be forgotten after that.
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| Joker (Mark Hamill) facing off with Batman (Kevin Conroy). |
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