Rorschach's Journal: Saw awesome movie today.

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2011)

Being a fan of graphic novels I was introduced to 'Watchmen' by a friend and read it almost immediately. Needless to say, it was fantastic. I was aware that this had the potential to be a great movie, but if not done properly it could go very wrong.
Fortunately, Zack Snyder knew what he was doing.
'Watchmen' has a powerful opening that is only seen in the graphic novels as a series of flashbacks. Followed by a beautiful introductory credits sequence showing off the main focus of the time: The cold war, Watchmen continues this excellent pacing to the end.
I am aware that this film has picked up a lot of criticism, but the truth is basing a film of a graphic novel was always going to be extremely challenging, and considering this Snyder does an excellent job. Yes, the film may feel a bit too similar to the book at times, but it balanced this out with clips not seen (or not fully explored) in the graphic novel. To be honest, I think it is unfair to compare this with the graphic novel at all.
The film retains a dark tone throughout the film, so don't expect to walk out of this in a good mood. It will get you down. This film is gory, sexual, violent (and I mean violent!) and contains bad language. Stuff Toy Story, your kids will love this! If you are someone who struggles to understand the story (this is natural as the story is fairly complex) then I recommend reading the graphic novel beforehand. Obviously you will need to be in the right mood to watch this.
I felt that all the acting was perfect (especially Jackie-Earl-Haley as Rorschach), apart from Malin Akerman as Silver Spectre (she was not even trying to act!).
This is an extremely dark movie that you will have to experience for yourself, and while it is not perfect, I highly enjoyed it.