Neil Welch After Batman goes missing, the Bat-family has to pull together to a) solve the mystery of his disappearance and b) prevent Gotham from going to the dogs. This puts a burden on Dick (Nightwing) Grayson who has to don the Bat-mantle, tests Damien Wayne's loyalties, and does newcomer Batwoman really merit a place in the Bat-family? JM de Matteis scripts a Batman story which hardly features the titular character (not the first time this has happened). It's quite a good story and neatly balances plot, mystery, character and action. The characters are all well-voiced and realised, and this is not as violent as some of the DC animated features.Overall, this rates a decent above average.

Argemaluco I had my doubts, but I now have to recognize that the animated movies based on the "New 52" Universe of DC Comics ended up being better than I expected. Unlike the "classic" Animated Universe, these films don't adapt specific comics or narrative arcs (like All-Star Superman, Batman: Year One or Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox did); instead of that, they take fragments from diverse stories in order to integrate dynamic tales which respect their printed origin while taking advantage of the animated medium in order to establish their own identity. In other words, Batman: Bad Blood is made for the comic readers, but at the same time, it contributes to the formation of an animated continuity which will probably not be limited by those comics. However, I'm starting to notice the negative part of that strategy. I liked Batman: Bad Blood, but I found it too ambitious for its short running time. In barely 72 minutes (including the end credits!), the film plays with too many characters, and he introduces not one, or two, but three new members of the "Bat-family". There's simply not enough time to develop in detail the parade of characters, events and sub-plots, and even though many of them are interesting, they are reduced to their minimum expression, something which dilutes their emotional impact and denies the scale of their ideas. I'm not going to mention any spoilers, so I will just say that Batman: Bad Blood would have worked better as a simple introduction to Batwoman (real identity: Katherine Kane), one of the most controversial additions to the "Bat-family" in the comics, who undoubtedly deserved a movie for herself. I wasn't a fan of Batwoman when she made her debut in 2006, but as the time went by, I liked the treatment this character received by other writers in more modern stories pretty much; that's why it was so frustrating to see her relegated to the background whenever Batman: Bad Blood changes its road (which happens many times), and it doesn't adequately conclude what it starts. Fortunately, there are enough positive elements to make Batman: Bad Blood worthy of a moderate recommendation. The quality of the animation is "normal" for the standards of Warner Bros., but the choreography of the fights and action sequences are above average. And the actors make a very good voice work, highlighting Jason O'Mara, Stuart Allan, Morena Baccarin, Yvonne Strahovski, Ernie Hudson and Gaius Charles. In conclusion, Batman: Bad Blood adequately concludes the trilogy initiated by Son of Batman and Batman Vs. Robin, and at the same time, it inspires interesting tangents to explore in future films; I just wish it was half an hour longer, or that it handled less sub-plots in order to dedicate more time to the ones which genuinely deserved it. But it made me have a good time, and I now look forward to Batman: The Killing Joke. Believe it or not, I'm expecting it with more enthusiasm than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I hope they get Mark Hamill to bring his voice to the Joker.

jonhathan-98069 While the style of the animation is fairly good, the script is very poor and simplistic with the little complex angles (Heretic) being few and far between. I'm not really sure to whom they are addressing this movie: as an example (and there are way too many in any of the action scenes) the way Damien takes some blows from Blockbuster and keeps fighting like he is immune to damage is just too big a leap of faith to ask anyone over 12 years old and the gritty tone of the whole movie is too dark for anyone under that age.Why some directors keep ruining something so full of potential as the Batman universe keeps baffling me...

bigmoe-16356 DC animation seems to be going downhill these days. They're trying a retro style of anime and it's just not working. Watching this film is like watching Akira back in the 80's. It just feels tired now.I'm guessing the writers had 30 minutes worth of good ideas for this film and just tried to fluff out the rest. They tried to hide the poor story behind lots of cleavage and foul language (Not that I have a problem with either of those under normal circumstances).Given the characters involved, this film should have been fantastic. It's not.Don't bother.