Good film, bad music

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2009)

Having read the graphic novel first, I have a very short, non-spoilery review.
-Loved most of the casting choices, with a possible exception of Veidt, about whom I have no serious complaint.
-Overall I thought the inclusion of superfluous source material was good, but could have included more, axed some of the existing possibly. The story about Ride of the Valkyries from Hollis' autobiography excerpt would have been nice, and I especially would have liked to see the rest of the interview with Veidt.
-The worst part of this film for me, and why I knocked it down to a 7 rather than an 8, is the music. One or two campy music scenes I can handle. But anytime this film can't think of a way to show characters doing something it falls on some clichÃ© kitch music to get a slight chuckle out of the audience, see uses of All Along the Watchtower and Hallelujah for the most ridiculous.
That said, good movie, wish it had taken more of it's scenes seriously.