Not bad, but not great.

Rating: 6/10 (14 March 2009)

I don't want to go on and on about this movie. The fact is that it began, following the book perfectly until about the one-hour point, and then it went on its own way. I have read the book, and the book is great, and the movie started to be as good as the book, but unfortunately, the movie would have had to be about five hours long to truly captivate its written counterpart. With that being said, I can only say this: if you have read the book, you will be disappointed. If you haven't, you may very likely truly enjoy the uniqueness of the movie. I really only have two complaints about the movie. One, I didn't need to see Dr. Manhattan's penis every five seconds. Two, the ending is different from the book, and with that, I was disappointed because Dr. Manhattan is made to be the villain, when in the book he is not. So, if you are expecting something truly different and unique, go see it. If you are expecting Spider Man or Superman, stay home and order pizza. And finally, if you are a parent with young children, and you take them to see this movie, you should be ashamed of yourself and your kids should be taken from you. Take responsibility for your kids, please!