Very faithful to the original

Rating: 9/10 (6 March 2009)

I have loved the comic series since I first read it nearly 20 years ago in book form. I have been looking forward to this film since I saw how faithfully the first trailer reproduced some of the iconic images from the book.
Was I disappointed? No, I wasn't. I really, really enjoyed the movie. It wasn't perfect - if I had to gripe, it would be with Matthew Goode who, to my eyes, never really captured the golden boy self-assurance I had always associated with Adrian Veidt - I had expected a gold and purple colour palette to be used for Ozymandias, and greys and silvers didn't quite fit. There was, perhaps, a little over-reliance on slow motion, and I didn't always feel that the music selections fitted. On the plus side, the action sequences were fine if a little violent, Jackie Early Haley was outstanding as Rorschach, the Dr Manhattan effects were perfect, and Malin Akerman was totally hot as Silk Spectre.
Taking a step back, though, I'm part of the group that would be expected to enjoy this movie - fanboys who are already in love with the source material. And if I'm objective, I think I probably enjoyed the opening sequence best because it showed me something I didn't expect to see. And how will the movie appeal to those who aren't familiar with the source? People I was with said that they enjoyed it, they think, but it was really long and rather involved. Which, I suspect is fair comment.
But for an ageing fanboy, it was pretty good.