“Justice League Dark” is the latest DC Universe Original Movie from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment that brings together a team of supernatural heroes to stop a paranormal foe. Last night attended I attended the movie’s premiere in Beverly Hills. The movie is available today on Digital HD and will be available on Blu-Ray Feb. 7th. Before I get into my review here’s the trailer to catch you up on the story:
The premise is pretty simple by setting up a threat that the Justice League isn’t quite up to so Batman takes it upon himself to find people that can help. Jason O’Mara returns to voice Batman and brings his usual gruff aura to the role that he seems both comfortable in and well suited for. I’ve grown to really like him in this role and you totally forget that he’s Irish.
Reprising his role as Constantine is Matt Ryan from the prematurely cancelled TV show. If you liked him in the show you’ll like him in this movie. Plus he’s allowed to curse a bit which is more authentic to his character than the show was able to get away with. In the movie he’s hesitant to work with a team but is forced to team up with Batman, Zatanna, Deadman, Swamp Thing, and Etrigan the Demon in order to save the day.
The movie has a few twists and turns so I won’t get into spoiler territory. I enjoyed all of the character designs, once again headed by the Phil Bourassa. I especially liked his design for Etrigan, which was a modern design that incorporated some of his medieval roots as well. The designs for the monsters and demons you see in this movie are also very cool.
One of my favorite parts of the movie was Enrico Colantoni as Felix Faust. You may know Enrico as Elliot from “Just Shoot Me” or as the Thermian leader from “Galaxy Quest”. He brings a fun energy to the role that’s both light-hearted and threatening to the team of heroes. I enjoyed the movie and hope it does well so that we can not only revisit these characters, but hopefully open the door to visit other parts of the DC Universe (New Gods!?!?!?). I highly recommend it, and it’s now available to rent/own on Digital HD!
