Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kevin Conroy | ... | Batman (voice) | |
Tim Daly | ... | Superman (voice) | |
Susan Eisenberg | ... | Wonder Woman (voice) | |
Nathan Fillion | ... | Green Lantern (voice) | |
Carl Lumbly | ... | Martian Manhunter / Ma'alefa'ak (voice) | |
Michael Rosenbaum | ... | The Flash (voice) | |
Bumper Robinson | ... | Cyborg (voice) | |
Carlos Alazraqui | ... | Bane / Terrorist Member (voice) | |
Claudia Black | ... | Cheetah (voice) | |
Paul Blackthorne | ... | Metallo / Henry Ackerdson (voice) | |
Olivia d'Abo | ... | Star Sapphire (voice) | |
Alexis Denisof | ... | Mirror Master (voice) | |
Phil Morris | ... | Vandal Savage (voice) | |
Dee Bradley Baker | ... | Officer in Charge / Newscaster (voice) | |
Grey Griffin | ... | Lois Lane / Queen (voice) (as Grey DeLisle) |
The Justice League are a team of great power, but also of personal secrets they thought safe. That changes when the immortal supervillain, Vandal Savage, has Batman's Batcave secretly raided to learn them all and more. Soon, the Leaguers are individually beset by their enemies who attack them with inescapable death traps specifically designed with that information. With that, all seems lost until an indomitable Knight and a young Titan combine to deliver salvation even as Savage uses the opportunity to implement a far grander scheme. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
I'm not a massive fan of comic books but I have found myself reading more of those considered "classics" as I have had more access to them than before and it has made me more interested in the genre. This has also led to occasionally checking out some of the animated films featuring the characters and brought me to this film. I don't think I've read much featuring the Justice League together as an entity and when I started watching I was a little bit put off that it included characters that I didn't particularly care for (mostly, in fairness, because I've never given them much of a chance, don't know them or have decided that based on rubbish film versions of them).
Once it got going though the film was actually pretty enjoyable. It spread the load across all the characters, giving each enough action and time to fill but not too much to overload anyone or make any of them stand out as the lead. The plot is relatively straightforward but it does produce plenty of events and action and I found it pretty entertaining for what it was. The animation is colorful and accessible – personally I prefer it darker and with more menace, but again it worked for what it was. The voice cast are strong throughout – Conroy as ever but I really enjoyed Fillion, Lumby, Rosenbaum, Black, Blackthorne and many others in there, not only are they good nods to other things but they are good here.
This is still an animated superhero film though and as such it is bright, full of action and fairly simple in terms of plotting and delivery; it does work though and I found it entertaining and enjoyable throughout the short running time.