Even though the identity of Batwoman is pretty obvious, the story and action make up for it. I'm not sure why they waited til after "The New Batman Adventures" ended to make a movie with it. Maybe because unlike "Batman Beyond" or "Batman: The Animated Series", it had less than 30 episodes, so they weren't as concerned with it as say "Mask of the Phantasm" or "Return of the Joker". Regardless, the action's really well animated and fluid, the plot's good, and it all adds up to an entertaining watch. I only have a few negatives with the movie though, believe me, the good outweighs the bad, but I still have to address these.One, what was the point of Barbara being in the movie? She only has like 4 lines of dialogue and never shows up in the movie besides this. Was it for fan service or something? I know it's such a small thing to complain about, but it kind of irked me. Two, why was Tim downplayed in this? Again, another minor thing, but as a guy that actually loved Tim Drake as Robin in the show, I thought he'd have a bigger role in this. Then again, it's more centered around this new character in Batwoman, so I guess it made sense for him to have a smaller supporting role. Three, the twist of Batwoman's identity being three people. It's a good idea, but once you realize that the characters are exclusive only to this movie, it makes it pretty obvious. Oh hey, these three women that have never been in any episodes of the show before are suddenly here. I wonder who Batwoman's likely to be? Granted, it's not as obvious as say, "Mask of the Phantasm" and they at least changed it up by having it be three people.Despite the negatives (which are admittedly really easy to ignore), the movie's really good. I hate to nitpick like this about a 75 minute animated movie, but like I said, the "negatives" are easy to look over. It's all just a matter of perspective, I suppose. I don't like it as much as "Under the Red Hood" or "Year One", but it's still very entertaining.

good batman film which is animated this is about penguin and Rupert Thorn developing hight Tc laser guns then a mysteries new vigilante that calls herself bat women is trying to destroy all of the weapons and the factory before more get made and a lot of other plans against evil and things turn a lot worse than it has ever been before and bane comes to help penguin kill bat women. and everyone is thinking it could be Cathy Duncan.this whole film is action packed all the way through and a lot of cool fight scenes in it. overalls its great for kids not really a good film for at least 11+ my score is 8/10 buy this for little kids and watch it with them

This Batman movie isn't quite as good as Batman mask of The Phantasm and Batman and Mr. Freeze subzero But it is still a good installment to the Batman cartoons I say it is equally good as Batman Beyond The Movie. This movie is good for all the same reasons The storyline is good not quite as good as the other one's but still pretty good it has lots of action in it The Cartoon effects are good The voice of actors are really good such as Kevin Conroy as Batman/ Bruce Wayne, Tara Strong as Barbra Gordon, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Eli Marienthal as Robin. The villains are good such as Kyra Sedgwick as Batwoman, David Ogden Stiers as The Pequin, Hector Elizondo as Bane. So I am sure you will not be disappointed with batman Mystery of The Batwomen. So make sure that you rent or buy batman Mystery of The Batwoman the movie because it is really good.Overall score: ******* out of ********** *** out of *****

THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS :Although it was 5 years after the series ended and WB was currently working on Justice League, this animated movie is a welcome addition to the video library. Why? Well, if Mask of the Phantasm compliments the first 70 episodes of Batman: The Animated Series and SubZero compliments the 15 episodes of the Adventures of Batman and Robin, then Mystery of the Batwoman compliments the final 24 episodes of the Gotham Knights version of Batman. Kevin Conroy once again delivers a voice over performance that is nothing short of excellence and perfection. I admit I was a bit leery when I heard about Batwoman and all I could think about were the old 50's comics of Batman. But I was blown away by the Batwoman character, her look, her costume (which I assumed inspired Bruce Wayne to create the costume on Batman Beyond)and the fact that this movie keeps you guessing who Batwoman is all the way through. If you want to know who Batwoman is, then buy or rent the DVD. Barbara Gordon makes a cameo appearance and I think the writers were trying to hint that Bruce and Barbara had something going on between them like they did in Batman Beyond. Tim Drake appears as Robin, but his role is a small one and sadly, there is no sign of or mention of Dick Grayson alias Nightwing, which leads me to believe he has established himself in Bludhaven (his city in the comics).Of the three suspects for Batwoman, my favorite is Kathy Duquesne, who looks an awful lot like Halle Berry. Kelly Ripa did a great job as one of the other suspects. When it comes to the villains, I'm glad the Penguin was one of them, but I did not like the fact that they replaced Paul Williams with David Ogden Stiers. Pengy just didn't sound right. Same thing goes for Robin. The new guy did okay, but just as I was starting to get used to Matt Valencia, they replaced him. It's interesting to note that Kevin Michael Richardson, who voices Carlton Duquesne is now the voice of the Joker in "The Batman" series. And we finally see what Rupert Thorne looks like revamped since he didn't show up in the Gotham Knights episodes. The late John Vernon will be missed. Although I enjoyed Henry Silva as the voice of Bane, if he had to be replaced, they got the right man in the form of Hector Elizondo. I only wish they could have used Two Face, Riddler, or the scary new version of the Scarecrow.The musical score and especially the soft sounding intro were superb. I wish that was on a soundtrack and I especially enjoyed the beautiful and talented Cherie in the Iceberg Lounge along with her song, Betcha Neva. While some feel that this movie is weaker than the Mask of the Phantasm and Subzero, I find it just as strong and enjoyable as the rest, plus like I said earlier, it's a full length movie based off the Gotham Knights version of Batman, which I think gives a good balance. I would at least recommend renting this DVD first before buying it for those who might be leery of this movie, but personally, it's well worth the purchase. I give Mystery of the Batwoman a 9.