Maybe I am being harsh here? I know I gave it a 1, but it is not so terrible in every way that it is deserving of a 1. The voice acting for instance is great. The animation is pretty good too, though it's not my style at all (not even close). No no, it is the story and the dialogue that is just so atrocious, so blasphemous, and a total bastardization of Batman in every way that even the lowest rating on here of a 1 is not low enough to truly rank this where it should be. Then again, maybe I'm just too much of a fan of Batman comics? Bruce/Batman has a few key things that sets him apart aside from the fact he has no actual super powers - indomitable will and super genius. Another feature of Batman is that like him, the villains have no super powers either. Only a handful ever have, and then they were enhancements via chemicals or technology/DNA splicing (Bane and his Venom or Clayface's shape-shifting).
As you can see, there is a pattern to it all. This film just takes that pattern and throws it out the window. *spoilers* Look at the escape in the beginning. Joker's is nothing special, but notice Penguin in his escape, displays great physical abilities for his size and shape that have never been seen, jumping as high as the guard's head and kick him with enough force to send him two or three meters away. Penguin does have martial arts training, in Judo, which is like wrestling, not Krav Maga. Bruce has decided to go on a date with that reporter, which is way out of his staple (Bruce is extremely solitary - in the comic's 70+ year span, he's only ever been in 2 or 3 relationships). Dracula himself, or Alucard as he introduces himself to Bruce. Dracula is truly supernatural and born with innate abilities, very out of the Batman staple. Bruce is quite easily mentally/psychically manipulated by Dracula at his party, which defeats one of the main aspects of who Batman is. It also takes him half the film to find out that Dracula spelled backwards is Alucard. I mean really, who today doesn't know that?
I could keep going but, really, you get the point by now I think.
As you can see, there is a pattern to it all. This film just takes that pattern and throws it out the window. *spoilers* Look at the escape in the beginning. Joker's is nothing special, but notice Penguin in his escape, displays great physical abilities for his size and shape that have never been seen, jumping as high as the guard's head and kick him with enough force to send him two or three meters away. Penguin does have martial arts training, in Judo, which is like wrestling, not Krav Maga. Bruce has decided to go on a date with that reporter, which is way out of his staple (Bruce is extremely solitary - in the comic's 70+ year span, he's only ever been in 2 or 3 relationships). Dracula himself, or Alucard as he introduces himself to Bruce. Dracula is truly supernatural and born with innate abilities, very out of the Batman staple. Bruce is quite easily mentally/psychically manipulated by Dracula at his party, which defeats one of the main aspects of who Batman is. It also takes him half the film to find out that Dracula spelled backwards is Alucard. I mean really, who today doesn't know that?
I could keep going but, really, you get the point by now I think.