Celebrity Nooz: Batman Bad Blood

Batman: Bad Blood (2016)

Movie Title: Batman: Bad Blood

Year Released: 2016

Rated: PG-13

Runtime: 1h 12min

Genre: Superhero, Action, Animation

Director: Jay Oliva

Writer: J.M. DeMatteis

Starring: Jason O'Mara, Yvonne Strahovski, Stuart Allan, Sean Maher, Morena Baccarin, Steven Blum, Gaius Charles, John DiMaggio, Robin Atkin Downes, James Garrett, Ernie Hudson, Christine Lakin

Review: Bruce Wayne (Jason O'Mara) is missing. Alfred (James Garrett) covers for him while Nightwing (Sean Maher) and Robin (Stuart Allan) patrol Gotham City in his stead. And a new player, Batwoman (Yvonne Strahovski), investigates Batman's disappearance.

Batman: Bad Blood is the final installment in the trilogy that includes Son of Batman and Batman vs. Robin. For me, this movie lands right in the middle, as I think it's better than Son of Batman, but not quite as good as Batman vs. Robin. This film keeps up with the dark tone of it's predecessors as Batman has now gone missing at the hands of a familiar frenemy, Talia al Ghul (Morena Baccarin). Poor Damian has gone through quite the roller coaster of emotions with his super-parents. This movie is a lot of fun, as it adds to a whole slew of Bat-heroes with Batwing (Gaius Charles) and Batwoman. My main criticism is that some of these new characters and some of the backstory seemed to have been glossed over and not as fleshed out as I would have liked. There is a pretty short runtime that doesn't leave a lot of time for explanation. With that said, this movie is pretty gritty for your typical animated film, and one that has it's fair share of mature content. I found this movie to be enjoyable overall, and a solid ending to a fun trilogy!

Stars (out of 4):

Fun Fact: This is the first appearance of Batwing/Luke Fox in media outside of the comic book medium.

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