decent superhero film,though not of the epic scale

Rating: 7/10 (29 January 2007)

this movie was certainly entertaining,although it felt a bit incomplete somehow.it is certainly not a movie you would call epic,by any means.it is much more low key than your typical blockbuster movie,i.e the Spider Man or X-Men series.i believe the filmmakers were going for blockbuster status,but the film did not reach that level.from both a critical and artistic standpoint,this movie was received lukewarmly at best(although some critics and fans praised it.)one of the problems is that the story could have been developed better.the filmmakers focused more on style than substance.the special effects were pretty decent,although at times they were a little hokey.this is probably due to the relatively low budget of 80 million dollars.also some of the dialogue was cringe worthy at times.however,the acting was solid,their was plenty of action and the film was not boring.However,like i said,the story was sacrificed for style.there is a sequel in the works.let's hope it's more fleshed out.as for this film,despite a few flaws,it was relatively well made.this film gets a strong 7/10