Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero Reviews

The last dying gasp from the animation studios that gave us Batman in possibly its greates form ever. Fans of Batman: The Animated Series will find enough similarities between this movie and the beloved episodes to please them, and enough differences and inconsistencies to frustrate. Most importantly, all the voice talents that helped make the series so great have returned. And much of the movie has the same dark, cartoon-noir look and feel of the show, but then again a fair portion of it has (d)evolved. The story itself is good, though not as gripping as the show at its best, especially when stacked up against some of the great two-parters. But theres enough here to stand on its own as an enjoyable way to help pass the time away on a rainy afternoon. I imagine kids would enjoy it (its got two giant, angry polar bears) but, really, what the H do I know about what the kids like these days? Also it was nice to see that minor characters like Detective Montoya and newscaster Ms. Summers weren't left out, though I could have done with much more Harvey Bullock. All told, this exceeded my expectations, and while maybe not as good as Mask of the Phantasm, it was certainly superior to nearly all of season 4 of the animated series.