batman ( voice by kevin conroy ) have be accuse of the murder of several mafia member . the former love of his life andrea beaumont with her father come back to gotham a bruce wayne fall for her again and however there trouble stir in town a an unknown and mysterious villain call the phantasm be kill off gangster member one by one and the joker ( voice by mark hamil ) be next on his list a batman must find this mystery killer or still be romance his love . this be in my humble opinion the second best batman movie next to begin which be number one for me while batman ( 1989 ) be number 3 and this be one of the best animated movie of all time and truly capture the dark essence of the character from his dc comic root . bruce timm ( executive producer and writer and director of the batman animate series ) have make the dark knight the way he be mean to be in on film but only in animated form a he craft bob kane famous comic creation into a very special animated movie . it not just for kid but it more for old child and teen and adult due to some dark theme and element and some violence much like the popular animated series and andrea be a total animated babe and really reflect what bruce inner frustration lead to once she leave him originally . a wonderfully animate and brilliant animate motion picture to captivate both adult and kid alike even the most hardcore batman fan .