• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13.

• Is it any good?

  5.0

• Common Sense says

  A darkly violent take on the comic-book hero.

Why We Rated This for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Batman doesn't just catch but kills his opponents.
• Violence :

  Lots of gunfire and carnage. Selena is pushed out a window to her death (but is reborn shortly after hitting the pavement). The Penguin shoots a henchmen at close range. Batman sets an opponent on fire. The Penguin nearly bites off a publicist's nose.
• Sex :

  Batman and Catwoman have two knockdown fights, one of which ends with Catwoman straddling the Caped Crusader; the scene is played as if the two were engaging in foreplay. Later, Selena makes a joke about the "semi-hard" nature of their apologies to each other.
• Language:

  Mild obscenity and various double entendres. Most blatantly, the Penguin uses the word "pussy" to refer to Catwoman.
• Consumerism:

  This is part of the Batman movie franchise.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

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