Why do the critics hate this so much?

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2005)

Great entertainment. Well worth the ticket price. I wasn't expecting much and was pleasantly surprised. The characters are likable. The plot was decent. The movie does not take itself too seriously, and so was fun to watch. No actors are going to be up for Oscars, but all were competent in their roles. The villain was not as villainous as the typical nemesis in the genre, but he made a good first foe. As comic book adaptations go, this is one of the better ones. It far surpasses the Batmans (pre-Batman Begins), the Supermans, the Phantom, Daredevil, the Hulk, Catwoman, and others. I think it's on par with the Spiderman movies. But, it is not as good as the X-men movies. I'm waiting for the sequel!