Storyline
There are big changes brewing in Gotham City, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker's hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.
Writers: Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Siri, Zach Galifianakis, Jenny Slate, Jason Mantzoukas, Conan O'Brien, Doug Benson, Billy Dee Williams, Zoë Kravitz, Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome, Eddie Izzard, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Cast: Will Arnett -
Batman /
Bruce Wayne
(voice)
Michael Cera -
Robin /
Dick Grayson
(voice)
Rosario Dawson -
Batgirl /
Barbara Gordon
(voice)
Ralph Fiennes -
Alfred Pennyworth
(voice)
Siri -
'Puter
(voice)
Zach Galifianakis -
Joker
(voice)
Jenny Slate -
Harley Quinn
(voice)
Jason Mantzoukas -
Scarecrow
(voice)
Conan O'Brien -
The Riddler
(voice)
Doug Benson -
Bane
(voice)
Billy Dee Williams -
Two-Face
(voice)
Zoë Kravitz -
Catwoman
(voice)
Kate Micucci -
Clayface
(voice)
Riki Lindhome -
Poison Ivy
(voice)
Eddie Izzard -
Voldemort
(voice)
Taglines:
From the team that assembled The Lego Movie
Trivia:
The film will include appearances not only Batman's "rogues gallery" of recognizable villains, but also many lesser-known faces like Orca, Dr. Phosphorus, and the Mutant Leader from The Dark Knight Returns. Also visible in trailers are some of the most obscure and campy enemies Batman has ever faced, including The Eraser (a pencil-themed villain) The Polka Dot Man, Crazy Quilt, Kite Man and King Tut, a pharaoh villain from the 1966 Batman TV series. See more »
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Rating: 9/10
Let's be honest for a second and agree that The Lego Movie should never
have worked. On paper, it's a horrible idea. Yet, Phil Lord and Chris
Miller did what they always do - take a strange and unwieldy idea and
turn it into something great. Including Batman in The Lego Movie seemed
a bizarre choice, but the Will Arnett voiced character was a highlight
for pretty much everyone who watched it and it didn't take long until a
spin off was announced. With Lord and Miller only serving as producers
this time, the satisfaction of The Lego Movie wore off and we were all
sceptical about whether the spin off was a good idea. It turns out
that, just like last time, we never needed to worry at all.
When he isn't fighting crime as masked vigilante Batman, Bruce Wayne
(Arnett) lives in recluse in his mansion with his butler Alfred (Ralph
Fiennes). His arch nemesis, the Joker (Zach Galifianakis), rallies
together an endless group of villains to attempt to rid Gotham City of
the Batman, all while new Police Chief Barbara Gordon (Rosario Dawson)
proposes that Batman abandon his solo nature and work alongside the law
enforcement. After a misunderstanding, Wayne also accidentally adopts
local orphan Dick Grayson (Michael Cera), who he reluctantly takes on
as a protégé. Eventually, it is down to Batman, Grayson, Gordon and
Alfred to battle the Joker and save Gotham City.
If it sounds kind of mental, it's because it is. If you thought The
Lego Movie was high octane and relied on energy, it pales in comparison
to The Lego Batman Movie. But, once again, here we have a film that is
not only zany and energetic but also consistently funny, mindbogglingly
inventive, nimbly structured and genuinely touching. While it loses the
surprise effect that made The Lego Movie such a treat and its
conclusion doesn't rival the sudden foray into live action that made
its parent film so poignant, Lego Batman remains a highly enjoyable
film that puts a smile on your face from beginning to end.
I would comfortably say that this is a funnier film than The Lego
Movie. The jokes come thick and fast, a large percentage of the film is
more than prepared to drop at least three jokes per minute and they all
land. There are digs at other recent Batman stories - most notably
Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman, obviously - and multiple other
references to other films, but Lego Batman even finds room for more
adult humour (how the number plate on Bruce Wayne's car made it into
the final cut is hilariously baffling to me) and countless sight gags.
The faux stop motion animation style carves the way for some brilliant
little visual flourishes that add depth to the film's comedy - it isn't
just content to run one joke into the ground, rather it consistently
finds new comedic territory and makes every joke its own.
The way Lego Batman even lands on something genuinely moving in its
finale is even more impressive. You could make a case for the film's
central theme being a bit obvious when it comes to Batman - the whole
film is pegged around isolation and loneliness and how you combat that
to form a human relationship of any kind - but it handles it
excellently. It's written smartly enough to simultaneously act as a
life lesson for small kids as well as a powerful sentiment to older
viewers. The fact that it has a better grasp of Batman as a character
than Batman v Superman did isn't exactly surprising, but what is
surprising is just how committed to this theme the film really is.
It doesn't just form it around Batman. Young Dick Grayson feels the
same emotional distance, Barbara Gordon only wants to do well in her
first challenge as the new Police Chief, Alfred wants to help his
adoptive son refocus his life and even the Joker just wants to
comfortably know that he really is Batman's arch nemesis. It all sounds
silly, and of course it is, but Lego Batman excels whenever it combines
the silly and the thoughtful. Thankfully, that's most of its run time.
The voice acting is faultless all round, too. Arnett remains the
obvious highlight for too many reasons than can be explained, but
Michael Cera, Ralph Fiennes, Rosario Dawson, Jenny Slate, and Channing
Tatum are all delightful as well.
Lego Batman's biggest triumph, though? It perfectly reminds us that the
concept of a Lego Movie shouldn't put us off anymore. There have been
weirder franchises in cinematic history, and while this sounded like
one big cash grab from the word go, everything we have seen in this
Universe so far has been terrific. Lego Batman loses that surprise
element because about ten minutes into the film you stop worrying, you
just know you're going to have a blast. I mean, how could you not? The
less said about a plethora of other characters who appear in the film's
second half, the better - but it's hilarious and unique and wonderful
all at once. If just one film drops in 2017 that's more fun than this,
what a year it will be.
TO SUMMARISE: Dazzlingly inventive and unrelentingly funny, The Lego
Batman Movie adds another enjoyable and surprisingly moving entry to
the ever impressive Lego Movie franchise.
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