Batman: Year One (2011)
Basically the series Gotham in overdrive as Jim Gordon (Voiced perfectly by Bryan Cranston) moves to Gotham P.D. and a certain Bruce Wayne moves back to the city following 12 years abroad training to become the dark knight we know and love.
This was superb. From the beautiful animation to the voice acting, i really enjoyed it. It's not a superhero film as such, in fact just like Gotham, it's set in the real world, a world of bad men and women rather than cosmic beings, in short it's adult entertainment dealing with dodgy commissioners such as Loeb and an even dodgier crime boss in Carmine Falcone (Must admit i missed John Doman's portrayal of Carmine in this though). Eliza Dushku makes for an excellent Catwoman and Ben McKenzie an excellent Bruce Wayne. (Gotham fans will smile at the casting of McKenzie considering who he plays in that show).
Action packed and suspenseful throughout, this was terrific.
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