THE DEATH OF BATMAN

THE DEATH OF BATMAN-This film by Director Donald Lawrence Flaherty and Irma's Place Productions begins with news of Batman putting a major damper on the illegal drug trade in Gotham City. But it seems that one such drug addict/criminal has slipped through the Dark Knights fingers..or has He? A petty thief retreats to His safehouse after looting goods from a nearby car only to be tracked down by Batman. The Thief begins to battle Batman in a good old fashion hand to hand street brawl, but as expected The Dark Knight seems to have the upper hand. That is until the thug pulls a tazer zapping Batman unconscious. Batman awakens to find Himself chained up to a crude device hanging from the ceiling unable to move. This is only the beginning of days of horriffic torture at the hands of His captor. At times the scenes are hard to watch. The Thief also happens to be a Heroin addict and He shoots up Batman with several doses of the drug causing Him to hallucinate and only worsen His ongoing nightmare's of witnessing His parents murders. Despite His torment Batman remains defiant, holding on to the last of His dignity. The ending of this film is truly shocking and will make You think a little differently about the thin line between Heroes and Villains. At times the film reminded Me of Frank Miller's BATMAN-YEAR ONE comic mini-series which painted a sleazy, depressing portrait of Gotham rampant with drug abuse and low life criminals which i found strangely appealing. This film is not for everyone, especially the youngsters since it contains profanity, drug use, and various disturbing imagery and violence. There are truly powerful performances from both Christopher Stapleton (who plays Batman) and Trip Hope (who plays The Thief). Stapleton is just the right size and height to fill up the Batsuit which is a very cool modified version of the keaton suit in all black. He's even got the voice and brooding downpat! Hope is a believeable sleazeball almost projecting His inner torment on the viewer. This is a truly moving and disturbing piece of work that treads where many have not in the darkest streets and back alleys of Gotham City's underbelly. Very well done! To see the film please click HERE