Good fun - underrated

Rating: 7/10 (16 June 2007)

A highly enjoyable comic book adaption with brilliant special effects and some nice touches. I particularly like the pre-transformation in-jokes such as Richards "always stretching" and Grimm "solid as a rock".
Good performances from the cast, and the appearance of the characters, and their temperaments, are true to the comic book (although to be fair, it's been several years since I've read it!)
In short, deserved to be better reviewed. OK, it's not a deep and moody psychological drama, and there are one or two plot inconsistencies, but that's because it's a COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION, get over it. I think some of these critics have forgotten how awful superhero movies were in the past (anyone remember those 70's Spider-man films?) and need to re-assess their expectations of this genre. Not quite up there with the very best modern adaptations, but a pretty damned good movie all the same.