DCU: Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014 • 75 minutes

About this movie

Welcome to Gotham City's heart of darkness. Arkham Asylum is a festering depository of the vile, the dangerous and the delirious, with an ever-growing population courtesy of the Dark Knight. But when Batman foils the Riddler's latest caper and a crucial piece of evidence, a thumb drive, ends up hidden in Arkham, potential salvation comes from an unexpected source: a covert government strike team assembled from Gotham City's underworld. The assassin Deadshot leads the team, code-named the Suicide Squad: Harley Quinn, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, King Shark, and Black Spider, a roster of rogues who know Arkham Asylum and its residents all too well. Batman is pursuing the thumb drive as well. After defeating a Suicide Squad member, Batman switches costumes with him and covertly infiltrates the Squad.

Ratings and reviews

This is a different type of batman movie in that he features in less than half of it. Focusing on the villains and developing their plotlines is a very good and unique move on the part of the director. The animation is high quality and there is a surprising amount of grittiness and ruthlessness to the action sequences. It doesn't get a 4 because I can't give it a 3 1/2. It is well worth a watch though.

Well animated Batman film, even though it's barely about Batman. It's dark and gloomy and the characters act accordingly. For any DC universe fan, I'd highly recommend it and for anyone else, give it a shot ? You sure know who Batman is.

A very good take on the rock steady games ... Liked the plot , great graphics and the actors rightly played the roles.