Batman und Harley Quinn

Who would have thought that from a comic book animated film, I would be most thrilled by the musical number? But the bar scene is just good, and both songs, especially the first one, are quite catchy. Moreover, it's tuned into humor, which was to be expected with the character of Harley Quinn. For the first time in a long time, I watched a comic cartoon that I enjoyed. (06.09.2017)

This is no miracle. The collaboration between Batman and the notorious villainess might look good on paper, and I would have believed it, but the result is pretty underwhelming. I like the more mature touch of these animated films, but only in the action scenes. Here, they overdid the boundary-pushing jokes, and some moments even had an erotic undertone, which isn’t really appropriate given that the majority of the target audience is kids under 10. But let’s set that aside. The story doesn’t do much to redeem it either; Poison Ivy has much higher potential from the comics, but here she’s turned into an inept character who gives up when she sees her friend Harley Quinn begging on her knees and crying? What? One more time, please? No, the logic really went out the window; compared to Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, it falls short in many aspects. I did like the no-nonsense Batman who threw out a few catchy lines and then fell silent again. But overall, I’m not impressed; it’s just gray and mediocre. I give it 47%. (23.06.2018)