flipping awesome

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2008)

This is one of, if not the, best comic movie I've seen yet. The writing was extremely solid; no ridiculous lines or trying to make things flow when they don't (like that sentence). Special effects were stellar; they really upped the standard here- very realistic. Casting was very good for each of the roles; although Gwyneth Paltrow wasn't so very integral for her role (to me) she still did a good job. I thought the ending could be slightly improved but everyone else thinks I'm crazy for thinking that. Oh and they could have utilized the song better.
Those who are fans of the original comic will be glad to see how close they try to remain to the original storyline (as close as they can for a movie). And those who never followed it will still be extremely entertained and pleased. It's the first big summer movie and a must see if you like good acting, writing, special effects, and action.