The woman is Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin who was also sent to Earth when Krypton was about explode. Batman doesn't trust this new arrival while Superman automatically trusts her because she is his family. Meanwhile, Darkseid is out there somewhere planning an attack on Earth and, somehow, Kara is the key to his domination.
Batman's fears about Kara are not totally without merit as Kara has been having visions of a dark future. Still, his goal is to keep her locked up. Superman wants to show her the world and all the wonderful things within it.
The movie is called "Apocalypse", but the truth is that it should have retained the title of the original comic book storyline that it is derived from, "The Supergirl from Krypton". Supergirl's arrival on Earth and figuring out her visions is the main driving force while Darkseid's story is mostly in the background and only comes to the forefront in order to be an obstacle for our heroes later on.
There are moments where the movie almost picks itself up. An army of Doomsdays shows up in Themiscyra but this turns out to be a dud. Wonder Woman joins the fight against Darkseid, but she too is ultimately wasted it seems.
Yes, the animation is good and the voice performances (featuring Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, and Summer Glau) are rock solid. However, they are all failed by a very generic and rather forgettable story. The action also doesn't feel as memorable as the set pieces featured in "Public Enemies" which is yet another disappointment.
Ultimately, I don't have much more to say about this film. It wasn't the worst thing that I've ever seen, but it may have been something even worse than simply being bad... it's forgettable.
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| 2/5 STARS |
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