Before I begin, I would like to say that I do realise this came out a month later than it should have. I was busy with some school stuff and I didn't have full access to the computer to work on it. I have decided not to change some things written down, but with so much time I had to think, some stuff did change from what I had first. But other than this, I hope you enjoy the review.
This weeks movie is a nice light way to spend the weekend after the thrilling film festival I reviewed last. In true LEGO fashion, this Batman movie looks to be a lot of fun and nothing too serious. The kid in me that used to play with LEGO is excited to see it come alive on screen. Lets see if it can live up to the hype of what's to come.
The movie starts out with the usual opening credits, but with a twist. Batman (Voiced by Will Arnett) making comments and narrating in his own way through the whole thing. As we see Gotham City come into focus and a plane flying over head. It turns out two friends are transporting an obscene amount of explosive materials while Joker (voiced by Zach Galifianakis) and his crew of all the super villains are trying to hijack it. There is a ton of crazy things going on which include a bomb being set under the city so Commissioner Jim Gordan (Voiced by Hector Elizando) turns on the bat signal only to find it has been egged. All hope seems to be lost and so Mayor McCaskill (Voiced by Mariah Carey) gets air lifted to the central core of the city to surrender it to Joker and his gang.
As all the villains gather round to witness their victory, Mayor McCaskill strips down to reveal that she was actually Batman in disguise. He gets to work single handedly taking down all of the criminals and even stops the bomb under the city from destroying it. The citizens all cheer and Batman returns home to his island where he gets to enjoy his Batcave with left over lobster and watching Jerry Maguire on the screen alone.
As all the villains gather round to witness their victory, Mayor McCaskill strips down to reveal that she was actually Batman in disguise. He gets to work single handedly taking down all of the criminals and even stops the bomb under the city from destroying it. The citizens all cheer and Batman returns home to his island where he gets to enjoy his Batcave with left over lobster and watching Jerry Maguire on the screen alone.
The entire plot of the movie is a satire on the Batman franchise and Will Arnett does a great job bringing that to life. As Batman goes through a self discovery journey to recognize his weakness and change, there are so many references to previous movies and TV shows that you can't help but laugh. The way it mocks itself reminds me of Deadpool, only kid friendly. The only thing that might be a downside is that some of the jokes seem to require knowledge of all the previous versions of Batman, which most kids will not get, but will probably work for a lot of the adult audience. Do not attend this movie looking for any type of serious note in relation to the Batman universe, though.
The voice acting is richly entertaining. Will Arnett does a great job doing the gravelly voice people have come to expect with the character, but in such a way that you just can't take it seriously. The supporting characters also are brilliantly brought to life with a few standouts being Michael Cera as Robin, Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, and Ralph Fiennes as Alfred. But the great banter between Batman and Zach Galifianakis' Joker was fantastic. I really have to give props to the writers who gave these voice actors some great lines to work with.
Overall, the voice acting was very well done alongside the story plot. Though it wasn't the best of all the Batman movies, it still did a pretty great job. The animation they did for these LEGO movies is exceptional, however I did lose interest shortly from time to time while watching. And for these reasons I would rate this movie 7.6/10.
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