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Very well executed

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If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

When the Lex Luthor of another reality comes to earth from his earth (where he is a hero), he enlists the Justice League to come help him bring freedom, peace and justice to his world. One problem: the Crime Syndicate of that world doesn't like this, so they come to earth and... you get the idea. A really enjoyable movie.

Every fantasy and sci-fi show does an alternate/parallel world episode. "Let's make the good guys act like bad guys, and the bad guys act like good guys. The normal good guys cross over into the alternate- reality and defeat the new bad guys. While we're at it, let's put two of the good guys (who are now bad guys) into a romantic relationship." It's the sci- fi version of the sitcom "bottle episode" and is rarely well done.This variation of the theme is worse than most, and for Justice League fans, the randomly chosen set of celebrity voice actors makes the whole production just seem fake - i.e. good superman and bad superman both sound wrong. Alternate-world episodes usually seem to be driven by actors who want to dress up and "act" differently. But in this case the unfamiliar voices of the characters only works if the script is exceptional (like in Flashpoint Paradox), but in this case the story and script and very bland.The entire movie just falls flat.

'Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths' is Simply Awesome! An awe-inspiring animation flick, that's spectacularly mounted & executed. 'Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths' Synopsis: A good version of Lex Luthor from a parallel Earth comes to the Justice League's dimension for help to fight their evil counterparts.'Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths' runs for 73-minutes & despite its limited length, it more than utilizes its potential. The gathering of these legendary superheroes & the gathering of these extremely bad superheroes, is a delight to watch. The Animation is top-class, amongst the finest I've seen. The Screenplay by the Late/Great Dwayne McDuffie is thoroughly engaging. Lauren Montgomery & Sam Liu's Direction is greatly crafted. A Special Mention for the absolutely brilliant Action-Sequences, that lead the narrative. Vocal Performances are Top-Notch: Mark Harmon as Superman & William Baldwin as Batman, are excellent. Chris Noth as Lex Luthor, is appropriate. Gina Torres as Superwoman, is just perfect. Brian Bloom as Ultraman, is killer. James Woods as the creepy Owlman, is outstanding. On the whole, 'Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths' is a Complete Winner!

The late Dwayne McDuffie does a decent job scripting this animated movie, a variation on one of the early Gardner Fox / Mike Sekowsky JLA Crisis stories, whereby our familiar heroes are called upon to battle their evil doppelgangers on a parallel earth. That's about it for plot, other than that Owlman, the evil Batman equivalent, is so nihilistic that he becomes driven by the notion that by eliminating the original earth, he can eliminate all of them and commit a kind of suicide which involves destroying all reality. Which seems a bit much to me, but then I'm not a nutjob super-villain.Character design and animation are about what one would expect for this kind of animated feature. Voice casting isn't bad, with James Woods' Owlman taking the top award. Owlman could so easily be an over the top character: instead, Woods underplays him to the extent that his lack of histrionics is far more chilling than a more flamboyant display would have been.I enjoyed this.