When a powerful criminal, who is connected to Bruce Wayne's ex-girlfriend, blames the Dark Knight for killing a crime lord, Batman decides to fight against him.
Closer to radio drama than kiddie fare, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is the strangest PG film of the year.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The actor's voices may suit animated television characters, but on a large screen Kevin Conroy's Batman, Mark Hamill's Joker, and Dana Delany's Andrea sound flat and one-dimensional.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
While the script and pedigree of actors are commendable, the craft level is too close to the small-screen offering to get audiences into theaters.
– Leonard Klady,
Variety,
16 Apr 2007
rotten:
The violence is too realistic (though not terribly graphic) to qualify as cartoony escapism, yet the movie lacks the sophistication, vision or satirical edge to lay claim to any higher purpose. It's merely dark for dark's sake.