In Victorian Gotham, the Batman stalks the night streets, bringing justice to the oppressed. But another also prowls . . . Jack the Ripper is in Gotham, determined to purge the world through gruesome murders. Mistaken for the killer, Bruce Wayne is imprisoned . . . who will save the city now?
A DC Comics "Elseworlds" tale, Gotham By Gaslight takes iconic Batman characters (Wayne, Selina Kyle, James Gordon, Harvey Dent, Hugo Strange, etc.) and re-imagines what they would be in nineteenth-century America. It's based on a comic by the same name. I loved the comic; the movie was okay. The story is solid if predictable in places, differing markedly from the book, and has surprising twists. I was disappointed in the animation, though- seemed very cheaply done; that dings an otherwise enjoyable experience. One of the better animated DC movies.
Rating: B
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