A respectable effort.

Rating: 8/10 (13 August 2009)

Okay... Watchmen... Read the book and freaking adored it. After reading, I was sceptical of how it could translate onto film. Admittedly part of me (the immature part) only wanted to see the film through a twisted desire to see a big blue ding dong on screen.
All in all, the film wasn't a total disappointment but it wasn't utterly groundbreaking. Just a good effort. I thought the actors were cast really well and the soundtrack was, for lack of a better word, sick! Some of my favourite songs of all time, Sound Of Silence and Hallelujah. However I didn't like the fact that Hallelujah was played during the needlessly long and uncomfortable sex scene. I genuinely pitied my friend, who had to sit through said sex scene with her father right next to her.
The book was a lot deeper and generally better but the film was worth a watch.
PS - The big blue ding dong was a letdown...