Review of Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) by Jaden R — 26 Jul 2016

The pacing of this movie isnt that great and unfortunately the delivery of the final iconic joker monologue falls flat.

This review of Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) was written by Jaden R on 26 Jul 2016.

Batman: The Killing Joke has generally received mixed reviews.

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