One of the many appeals of Batman franchise is its vast universe. His large array of allies and foes is more developed than many other superheroes'. While it's a risk giving them leading roles instead of the titular characters, Batman: Bad Blood succeeds in presenting the story of a team, a family in the business of fighting crime, dysfunctional it may be.
The movie follows the events from Son of Batman and Batman vs Robin. Its main story involves the disappearance of Batman, while his prodigal and literal son substitute his place in the meantime. This is several subplots joined together and admittedly the different angles might feel overwhelming, especially when the movie itself has relatively short playtime.
However, it handles itself well. There's barely a moment when it dawdles too long on one perspective, shifting between the characters with fast pace. It also gives light to their pasts, even for returning characters. This makes sure that everyone gets ample share of screen time, especially the newer member Batwoman. It's nice to see a strong female character who can carry herself and still with fragile side as well.
The villain's side is slightly less developed. They could've been utilized more and better, Talia is a unique enemy as she's also the mother of Robin, which could've created a deeper connection. She has a strange bond with the protagonists, bizarrely alluring one. It's nice to see if it's genuine affection or merely excuse to enact her ambition. Alas, the movie seems to take a safer approach with the character.
This translates to the other henchmen who, aside from some, have rather short spotlight given to them. Nevertheless, confrontation is portrayed with quick and delicate showing. Action choreography serves the purpose, fights are aplenty, visceral and highly detailed. Dubbers do a fine job on giving the characters their voices, the personalities are delivered fittingly. Still, some parts of the script are corny and relying on puns, yet they are strangely amusing.
Batman: Bad Blood is, in heart, an animation about misfits working as a team, rather similar to Assault on Arkham. While this means Batman works as secondary character, the production value and interweaving narrative have assembled a suitable team.
The movie follows the events from Son of Batman and Batman vs Robin. Its main story involves the disappearance of Batman, while his prodigal and literal son substitute his place in the meantime. This is several subplots joined together and admittedly the different angles might feel overwhelming, especially when the movie itself has relatively short playtime.
However, it handles itself well. There's barely a moment when it dawdles too long on one perspective, shifting between the characters with fast pace. It also gives light to their pasts, even for returning characters. This makes sure that everyone gets ample share of screen time, especially the newer member Batwoman. It's nice to see a strong female character who can carry herself and still with fragile side as well.
The villain's side is slightly less developed. They could've been utilized more and better, Talia is a unique enemy as she's also the mother of Robin, which could've created a deeper connection. She has a strange bond with the protagonists, bizarrely alluring one. It's nice to see if it's genuine affection or merely excuse to enact her ambition. Alas, the movie seems to take a safer approach with the character.
This translates to the other henchmen who, aside from some, have rather short spotlight given to them. Nevertheless, confrontation is portrayed with quick and delicate showing. Action choreography serves the purpose, fights are aplenty, visceral and highly detailed. Dubbers do a fine job on giving the characters their voices, the personalities are delivered fittingly. Still, some parts of the script are corny and relying on puns, yet they are strangely amusing.
Batman: Bad Blood is, in heart, an animation about misfits working as a team, rather similar to Assault on Arkham. While this means Batman works as secondary character, the production value and interweaving narrative have assembled a suitable team.