Both Batman and Superman are comic icons, having fans that span many generations. The producers of this film are aware of the age differences and have crafted a movie that honors the characters and the people that have kept up with their exploits for decades.
"World's Finest" is an appropriate title, owing itself to the comic book as well as the place that both Batman and Superman hold in the world of comics.
The storyline puts the two forming an uneasy partnership as the "devilish duo" of longtime enemies Lex Luthor and The Joker join forces to do away with Superman, with the aid of some decades old Kryptonite. Of course, the two villains have singular plans, unbeknownst to the other but that's the way of "bad guys".
The animation is first-rate for a television production and the well-written script allows for some witty repartee between all the characters.
The voice-over talent is on the money, with Tim Daly fine as "Superman/Clark Kent" and Kevin Conroy superb after voicing "Batman/Bruce Wayne" for over a decade in various animated incarnation. Additional kudos have to be given to Mark Hamill as "The Joker," Clancy Brown as "Lex Luthor," and Arlene Sorkin, brilliant, as The Joker's loony sidekick, "Harley Quinn."
"World's Finest" is an appropriate title, owing itself to the comic book as well as the place that both Batman and Superman hold in the world of comics.
The storyline puts the two forming an uneasy partnership as the "devilish duo" of longtime enemies Lex Luthor and The Joker join forces to do away with Superman, with the aid of some decades old Kryptonite. Of course, the two villains have singular plans, unbeknownst to the other but that's the way of "bad guys".
The animation is first-rate for a television production and the well-written script allows for some witty repartee between all the characters.
The voice-over talent is on the money, with Tim Daly fine as "Superman/Clark Kent" and Kevin Conroy superb after voicing "Batman/Bruce Wayne" for over a decade in various animated incarnation. Additional kudos have to be given to Mark Hamill as "The Joker," Clancy Brown as "Lex Luthor," and Arlene Sorkin, brilliant, as The Joker's loony sidekick, "Harley Quinn."