Batman: Gotham By Gaslight Review - 5 Ups & 5 Downs

By Jack Pooley / January 23, 2018

2. There's A Pointless Musical Interlude

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Perhaps the most aggravating and baffling trope in these movies is the abundance of pointless musical numbers, and Gotham by Gaslight contributes its own gratuitous sing-song to the mix as Selina Kyle performs a campy routine...for some reason.

Granted, it only lasts around 90 seconds, but it's neither a good, catchy song nor remotely compelling visually, so just feels like a waste of time in a movie that's clocking in at an incredibly svelte 78 minutes already.

Who are these scenes for? Does anyone really enjoy them? They're mind-boggling inclusions that almost always clash harshly with the tone of the rest of the movie. This one isn't an exception in that regard.