It goes by quick, but you get three stories of people from different eras (very reminiscent of top video game franchises) beating a Predator in combat and then a final act dealing with what their wins earn them. Not something great. Each era is beautifully and brutally captured and feels different, but they all tie together.
And, it even feels like a bit like a video game when we meet our characters on a spaceship. It's like the character select you get at the start of a game. Slowly drawn out for cinematic flair. That and so much of it make it so hard to put down who this is for, we'd say everyone...who can see an R rating.
It's so hard to put this in a sort of camp, as the animation, fully done in Unreal Engine, clearly reminds of video games and more specifically CGI animated shows like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) and Star Trek: Prodigy. However, those did not have the level of violence shown here.
You could put it in the column dominated by DC's mostly awful home animated movies, 'cept for the Mortal Kombat ones, where the level of violence is justified.
That must be what is getting to us, it's a really well-made animated film for older teenagers/adults. We're just reminded of how terrible DC's home video animated market is way too dark, cheap and poorly written. As of writing this, so far it seems like DC Universe Animated Original Movies is dead for now. No new movie in 2025. If still alive, we hope a predator rips out its skull and spine, because those films have truly sucked.
Maybe WB animation is too busy working on Batman: Caped Crusader? If you forgot it existed, we don't blame you, it was released all at once on Prime. Another bad idea as a more violent Batman wasn't needed. Even if handled by the great Bruce Timm, it just isn't needed.
Keep your brutal mayhem where it belongs in Predator, Mortal Kombat and The Boys. We're not saying get rid of it, just don't put it in places it ain't needed. Now, enjoy watching people disemboweled in this one.
