Batman: The Killing Joke
The Joker sets out to prove that one bad day can make anyone just as insane as he is. Batman tries to unravel the mystery behind the Joker's past as the villain's latest actions affects the former's closest allies Commissioner James Gordon and his daughter Barbara Gordon.
20 March 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
25 September 1951, Oakland, California, USA
6 September 1976, London, England, UK
31 October 1970, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1 July 1952, Jerusalem, Israel
30 November 1955, Westbury, New York, USA
12 February 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 September 1968, North Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
1 September 1971, Mill Valley, California, USA
13 July 1977, Hoisington, Kansas, USA
20 August 1947, Akron, Ohio, USA
5 February 1961, Oklahoma, USA
August 16, 2016
The Killing Joke deserved to be a great, not just OK. [Full review in Spanish]
April 21, 2017
The film only has life when the Joker is onscreen and that's for only half the film.
December 08, 2016
Odd deviations from the source material aside, the inordinately talented folks at DC Animation deliver another great film.
August 10, 2016
The film doesn't do justice to one of the most iconic Batman stories ever. [Full review in Spanish]
August 22, 2016
Break out the chapter select function and zoom past the Batgirl subplot and this is one of Warner Bros. Animation's best efforts.
July 25, 2016
Batman: The Killing Joke is borderline unsettling - and not in a good way.
April 19, 2017
A film that stays halfway between the apology and good intentions, failing to pay homage to the graphic novel and its controversial story. [Full review in Spanish]
August 20, 2016
These adolescent power fantasies have grown toxic, and their treatment of women reveals a pathological, deep-seated fear and loathing on the part of fans and creators.
August 07, 2016
Despite being overly faithful to its source material, The Killing Joke tries too hard to be more controversial than it needs to be and is devastatingly disappointing because of it.
December 13, 2016
.. the animated film plays like two separate stories - because they are... knowing how far the Joker has gone this time makes Hamill's portrayal sound more chilling than ever.
August 09, 2016
Intense, extremely violent, and sexual superhero tale.
January 04, 2017
Instead of what was promised, we must struggle through...a bad 90's romantic comedy masquerading as a comic book movie.
