Loved the comic - hated the movie

Rating: 5/10 (9 June 2005)

But this was just the comic come to life - how could I love it and hate the movie? Well, it's life, Jim, and not as we know it. The ridiculous hard-boiled goes over well on paper, but as soon as someone starts to read it word for word, oh dear. Which brings me to my next point: this whole green-screen acting thing has got to go. The actors don't understand it, and can't work with it. The action wasn't all that good either. I always imagined Dwight with the athleticism of a cat. Rodriguez can't bring that to life. Nor can he and Rourke brink the enormous hulk that ought to be Marv to the screen convincingly. Just looked like an ordinary guy in a mask. Some of it looked good, some of it so-so.
I'll stick with bringing it to life in my head.