Surprisingly good

Rating: 8/10 (18 February 2005)

I don't know what all the negativity is about concerning this film. I'm a comic book geek and a comic book artist and writer and I had no problem with the film or any liberties taken in reference to the book. I thought it was a good interpretation and above all that, I thought it was a pretty cool flick. Very different. Not quite an action pick, not quite a thriller and not quite a horror film... but more like a good mesh of the three. The pacing could have been better, but overall I liked the style of the film, I liked the dialogue and I even think Keanu Reeves did a good job (in light of being miscast). Same kind of feel Michael Keaton gave us in Batman... He did a very good job, but he's NOT Batman, no matter what. Anyway, it was worth my money, worth my time and I'll probably buy the darn DVD as well.