This DC animated film should have been called, "The Rise of Supergirl" but that wouldn't have gotten me to watch it, so in a shrewd bit of marketing, "Superman/Batman: Apocalypse" was chosen as the title. Don't get me wrong, Superman and Batman are both in the movie, and they play major roles, but this movie is really about Supergirl deciding to be Supergirl.
When a meteor strikes the river in Gotham City, Batman investigates, and discovers Supergirl(a.k.a Kara Zor-El). She has no control of her powers and she is scared. So Batman, being awesome, uses Kryptonite to subdue her. Shortly after Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman get Kara into training to control her powers, she is kidnapped by Darkseid and taken to Apocalypse. For those who don't know, Darkseid is the nearly all-powerful leader of the planet Apocalypse and an arch enemy of Superman. Now, it's up to the 3 heroes, with the help of Barta (a former soldier of Darkseid), to go to Apocalypse and rescue Kara.
This is a 4 star movie. I really liked it, even though I was a bit misled by the title. There were some really cool moments, including Batman playing a game of chicken with Darkseid and winning. The voice casting was perfect. Kevin Conroy is back as Batman and Tim Daly voices Superman. Usually Michael Ironside voices Darkseid, but in this movie, Andre Braugher provided the vocal talents for Darkseid and it worked.
Overall, good stuff. I've really enjoyed these DC animated features that have been rolling out over the last 2 years or so. I hope DC continues to make these movies and I hope that Netflix keeps putting them on Instant Watch.
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