What a Film!!!

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2009)

Truly a brilliant and epic movie adaption of a classic graphic novel, Watchmen is a phenomenal movie which will divide critics and fans but will be looked upon in the years to come as a bold and audacious statement on the superhero film. Zack Snyder has done a great job and everything looks as though it has jumped straight off the page. The graphic style, the colours, the artwork of this film are just great to look at and deserve huge credit. The Acting is roundly superb by all concerned especially Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach ( who in my opinion should be a front runner for next year's best supporting actor Oscar, a nomination at the very least!) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan who delivers a career-making role though which is limited in screen time is utterly believable as the sadistic and brutal Comedian. Billy Crudup and Patrick Wilson were great as well and although Malin Akerman has been getting pelters she's fine as is Carla Gugino and Mathew Goode adds a sinister shadyness as Veidt. Tyler Bates' score was very atmospheric and the film's use of songs in the soundtrack was brilliant. Those Opening titles are the best i have seen in a very long time. Not only is this up there with The Dark Knight as one of the greatest comic-book films it is also a huge homage to 50s sci-fi at it's best and has some nice film noir touches. I also think the ending worked perfectly well and i felt a touch sad but in the end it made perfect sense. Great film and the haters will change their opinions over the years and if it doesn't come to be truly appreciated it will most definitely become a huge cult classic. Alan Moore should be proud. Brilliant, bold, dark, exhilarating comic-book classic!! Overall an 'A'