Watch It!

Rating: 9/10 (13 May 2015)

Watchmen (2009): Dir: Zack Snyder / Cast: Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley: Visual extravaganza comic book adaptation regarding watchers of evil. It regards a group of superheroes that are slowly dying off as someone wants them gone. Directed by Zack Snyder with a long yet detailed screenplay that concentrates on the relationships. What Snyder does is bring mortality to superheroes and renders them flawed, which works brilliantly. Billy Crudup plays the distractingly naked Dr. Manhattan who can heighten, multiply etc. He works for the U.S. Government and has genuine powers. Malin Akerman plays Laurie Jupiter who was once involved with him. Patrick Wilson plays Nite Owl who joins forces with Jupiter to continue fighting crime. Jackie Earle Haley plays an intriguing character with a mask named Rorschach who is framed for a murder and tests the limits the prison with graphic results. His mask has shape shifting black and white patterns that take on an ominous appeal. Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays the Comedian who is deceased early but past revealed through flashbacks that pull his moral code in two directions. While it runs nearly three hours, the special effects are outstanding. Its examination of flawed superheroes is quite intriguing rendering it one of the best of superhero movies. Watchmen is worth watching. Score: 9 / 10