It's been about ten years since Batman was last seen. He's roughly 70 years old, as well as Commissioner Gordon (I think they're around the same age, who knows). A large gang called the Mutants has been terrorizing Gotham, and Batman comes out of retirement to deal with them. I like this story. I've read the comic, and I remember liking the atmosphere of it. The future version of Gotham is not exactly darker, but it seems more dangerous, in an unpredictable way. Seeing the story played out is a little different. One of the weaknesses that the story has is the villain. The leader of the Mutants would be a decent mini-boss, but he's just not that interesting.
Where the story does a good job is with the ending. It isn't clear that it will end the way it does, but it feels cathartic, like Batman's overall mission has been accomplished.
While I liked Robin in the comic, here, she seems a little more annoying than I expected.
The animation is decent, and the character designs are appropriate, although they're still cutting corners more than I would like. I suppose there isn't much I can expect from straight-to-video releases.
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