Review of Justice League: Doom (2012) by Trenton R — 14 Mar 2015

The first time I've watched a Justice League movie, as I'm trying to up my knowledge prior to the DC cinematic universe kicking into gear.

I enjoyed this film quite a bit. It's tough for writers to come up with threats for the Justice League, as so many of them are basically Gods. But by having Batman be the source of the weakness for each of them, was a great little idea, with a great little pay off when Batman says "The Justice League is under attack" and Alfred asks "from whom?" and Batman, as he runs off to save the day, "From me!".

The voice acting is not always the strongest, and I'm not a fan of how the characters interact in these films. It diminishes the characters a bit when you see them all standing around like workers at an office.

I really disliked the way Superman was drawn and portrayed. He didn't come across as a leader in the Justice League.

The inclusion of Cyborg was good, as was Martian Manhunter, but the absence of Aquaman was noticeable (although there was little for him to do in this story).

The villains ham it up a bit, which lessens the film a bit. These DC cartoons always feel the need to use endless exposition from the characters to explain what's going on, which makes the film feel weak.

But enjoyable none the less. A darker film version with Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot would be interesting.