slick

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2008)

When this was released way back in June, i had every intention of spending my hard earned money and seeing it at the cinema but for one reason or another i ended up missing out. So 5 months and one huge Christmas advertising campaign later i picked up the DVD and i was not disappointed.
With the amount of comic book movie make-over's occurring on a monthly basis, this adaption of Mark Millar's graphic novel series could well have fallen by the way side, but thanks to some fantastic action sequences and stellar performances by Jolie, McAvoy and Morgan Freeman this summer blockbuster attempt really impressed me. The plot is very Spiderman-esquire and does enough to sustain interest throughout; moreover it leaves a certain degree of suspense at the end so i'm sure we can expect a sequel for 2009/2010. Definitely worth the purchase, if only to stare at Jolie for an hour and a half.