Snyder has done the impossible and achieved it.

Rating: 10/10 (8 March 2009)

What Zack Snyder (of 300 fame) has done is nothing short of amazing brilliance. He has taken one of the most iconic pieces of literature which was impossible to film, and made it possible!! He's done it and done it really well he has. Having never read the original graphic novel, I was pleasantly surprised with this film. This is one of the best films I have seen this year and I'm pleased to learn that it's one of the Top 250 movies of all time. Watchmen is truly something special with dark themes, brooding atmosphere, deep emotion and dark violence mixed with political and social commentary that bites so deeply into humanity it almost becomes a mirror image of our times;especially now with all the wars, economic collapse, violence that's prevalent in today's world. But none of this wouldn't be done without the sharp, tight direction, editing, and well-written script with beautiful performances with everyone involved.
With last year's The Dark Knight, lighting has struck twice for DC Comics and Warner Bros for bringing Watchmen to the big screen. It's not only a great film, it's an achievement. One that could've ended up less than the sum of it's parts but not here. Not now. Not ever. Congratulations, Mr. Snyder. You have done the impossible and achieved it. Another film worthy of praise in the same league as The Dark Knight.