very silly, very violent but very good

Rating: 8/10 (28 March 2010)

I read the graphic novel and wondered how this would flesh out on the big screen, and it works very well, a lot more funnier than than the comic, which I didn't expect, plus the dark humour works well, for a super hero action film in this, which is rare, only Hancock managed too pull this off.
At least it's not as bloody and violent as the comic itself, which is worth a read, get the hardback version. One of the films of the year as it's so crazy but it works. The costumes are accurate, simple and not really unbelievable, and plenty of guns, and weapons the like that Batman would never use.
What makes this are the performances, Nicholas Cage is brilliant, his dry wit makes his character memorable, Mark Strong is topper too.
We have Iron Man 2 and Prince of Persia, game to movie adaptations up next.