Review of Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) by Alex W — 04 Aug 2016

A pretty decent adaptation except for one scene in the first half of the movie completely out of character for Batman and Batgirl. Deplorable.

This review of Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) was written by Alex W on 04 Aug 2016.

Batman: The Killing Joke has generally received mixed reviews.

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