Review: Batman goes for broke (and gets broken) in first part of Knightfall trilogy
Each year, we normally get a few animated releases from the DC universe, including the occasional dip in multi-movie story arcs. It's a smart play for the brand. Mining their vast library of stories, they have a lot to pull from, and some of the larger-scale stories lend themselves easily to being broken up into distinct chunks. It sucks a bit for the viewer, having to shell out money to see each part. Especially when the parts are quite short. I, for one, wouldn't mind plopping down to watch a 3-hour animated epic. But, I think DC has found a sweet spot, in that these movies tend to feel appropriately straight-to-VOD; they might collapse under the strain of a larger ask, time-wise. Anyways, the newest multi-parter focuses on Batman, and adapts a popular arc from the early nineties. The clumsily-named first part, Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall , is now available to buy or rent digitally. It's a solid watch, one that does exactly what it sets out to do, and is a succe...
