Watchmen...totally unwatchable

Rating: 1/10 (8 March 2009)

I hate to shine some light on the in-the-dark reviewers that have been heaping praise upon the director and the film...I would have walked out were it not for my friend who is deathly afraid of being in a dark theater by herself. Dull as dirt dialog, ridiculous transitions that made absolutely no sense, this may have stuck to the "graphic novel" but in terms of good film making, it fell horribly short. The scenes that Jackie Earl Haley were in had a semblance of relativity but as some of the more graphic special effects meted out, they were not enough to create any depth to Jackie's character. I was very excited about the potential of this film after seeing the directors other films, sadly there was never a time during the 2 hours and 43 minutes where I wasn't thinking that I really needed to beat some dirty laundry against the rocky shores of any local river or tributary. The role of the ingénue crime fighter was wasted on a talentless, stone faced hack that almost ruined 27 dresses. Do yourself a huge favor and save your ten bucks; go see ANY OTHER MOVIE OUT THIS MONTH. I walked out of Hot Shots Part Deux and this was worse.