Who payed the critics

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Prime source material and this is the result? It's watered down, incoherent and lacks direction. I'm saddened by the fact that this is the result of the cinematic adaptation of this groundbreaking novel.

Didn't cost me money and still felt like I was cheated. Batgirl was only interesting part of story which sets her up for follow-on storyline. Script and direction was a SHAM. Ending was pitiful. Only gave it these many stars because fight scenes were acceptable but obviously below average.

The second part of this movie is straight up right out of the comic, not even any real changes to the story, which in itself was kind of disappointing but not that big a deal. The problem lies with part one which deals with a story to empower Barbera and add a sort of weird sexual relationship between Bruce and Barbera, while showing her take out a badguy by herself. It I guess was to make her untimely assault and rape by the joker that more devastating, but in reality it didn't make the movie any better or have a real impact. For those wondering, does this fit with Batman the Animated Series given the stylistic choices the artists chose, Surprisingly Yes if... and only if, you don't factor in the rest of the DC animated universe, the events of what happen directly conflict with Barbera's appearance in Batman Beyond, and the events of Return of the Joker.Anyway I can't really recommend this unless you are a hardcore batfan who needs to see all the batmerchandise.

What an astonishing movie, especially the first half is fun and entertaining. While the original story by Alan Moore turned Barbara Gordon into a mere plot device (after Mister Moore was told to "cripple" her by some immature consecutive named Len Wein), this movie actually goes deeper and makes matters personal, as Batman finally has a reason to hunt the Joker down and stop the maniacal, sadistic and murderous "Clown Prince of Crime" for good...something the Dark Knight has failed to accomplish in all those years, despite having had endless chances and opportunities to do so. Bruce and Barbara have a friendship which goes beyond what the comic canon had established on New Earth/Earth-1 (the main universe in which most of the Batman stories take place). It is for that added romance and backstory which turns a simple retelling of a comic into a television masterpiece. A backstory was necessary, as the viewer had not seen Batgirl in the DC Animated Movie Universe yet, except for a small cameo at the end of some animated movie, and that was the New 52 Burnside- Batgirl, not the more well known one with the yellow and black outfit, so it was very kind of Brian Azzarello and Bruce Timm to add half an hour of pure greatness.It is sad how so many butthurt people crap on a wonderful movie, just because two FICTIONAL adults had sex once. Those people should be ashamed of themselves and consider living in a church for the rest of their lives.