I think possibly reading the novel wouldn't make it better...

Rating: 2/10 (14 April 2009)

Coming from the visionaries of Sin City (Masterpiece) and the not so good 300 (Plain Art on canvas), Watchmen is without a doubt, the worst and potentially the most confusing film I've seen all year. I hear around town that you've got to read the novel before contemplating even viewing this film but for God sakes I didn't read one single Lord of The Rings or Harry Potter book before I saw the movies and I could understand them close to perfectly.
I think saying that you have to read the book before watching it, just lets the Scriptwriters off easily with their baffling work of pure rubbish and lets face it, if the vast public who didn't read it were told that they simply must read it to comprehend the film, then the film wouldn't exactly be attracting to much attention in terms of viewers. But thats neither here nor there.
Through my eyes, from viewing this sinfully boring and aimless picture, the only exciting part was the action packed first 10 minutes. Then I had to be introduced to the ever so verbose and painful to listen to, Dr. Manhattan who evidently showed no fear of going commando in front of all his mid life crisis struck, superhero friends. Jeff Buckley's masterpiece, "Hallelujah" wasn't even enough to raise this ladder from the pits.
However, the good side, if you spectate very microscopically is ever so subtly there. The up side is the special effects. The CGI was mega smooth. But still it didn't have the edge in animation on it's past films such as 300 or Sin City, so on a very small scale, it barely brought the film up through my eyes.
I say, "BRING ON SIN CITY 2!"
My verdict, and hopefully useful advice would be to steer clear of this mindless waste of money. Rent it out if your still eager.