good flick, but very deep

Rating: 8/10 (28 March 2009)

This is not your "normal" comic book movie by any means. There is a LOT going on in this movie...even the opening credits need to be watched carefully to see how some of the main characters have developed in the past. There are also a LOT of flashbacks employed in the movie, which can be confusing for some...but they try to fill-in reasons why some of the main characters are acting the way that they are. The Rorshack character actually appears (without his mask) quite a few times in the movie, if you know what to look for. Watching this movie more than once may be a given if you really want to take in everything.
There is also a LOT of frontal male nudity from the Doctor Manhattan character. Why that guy can't morph himself some undies I'll never know. You'll see his manhood in various forms of being flaccid...so be prepared. For the guys though, expect to see some topless shots from at least one of the main female characters.
It would help when watching this movie if you had some basic knowledge of the political history of the USA (and the world in general) in order to understand exactly what has unfolded in this alternate Watchmen universe.
Watchmen is good, not great, flick, and it's definitely worth a view in the movie theater if you can catch it.