Sound and Fury...

Rating: 6/10 (29 November 2008)

Watching this film was a chore- it seemed forced, cliché-ridden and redundant. The dialogue is unimaginative and the humour strictly paint-by-numbers. The plot is ridiculous to the point where I couldn't care less. The visuals were over-the-top in an attempt to cover up the lack of depth and subtlety and over-reliance on established themes and stereotypes. I accept that for those few who are familiar with the comics it may get a kick out of it, but for me it simply rehashes all the other such films, most noticeably Lord of the Rings with the Elves holding the three pieces of the sacred crown and the original Star Wars. The special effects didn't impress me either; consider the opening strained scene where the mayhem ignored in the background is clearly projected into the background in a slightly more advanced way than King Kong (1933). The plot meandered and the characters' interaction with the environment defied logic. www.lairdkeir.spaces.live.com