Hmmm? I am not sure what to make of that.

Rating: 4/10 (9 March 2009)

Hmmm? I am not sure what to make of this film. The one thing I know is that I didn't come out of the cinema feeling satisfied but I didn't just dismiss it as a pile of pap like I did with films like SWAT. I am still mulling it over in my head a day later.
It was clearly well made. Great special effects and loads of atmosphere. The characters were very interesting and the fight scenes were great. The studio had clearly set out to make a quality film and not just to rob us of our hard earned cash.
However the timeline jumped about all over the place and I must admit to getting lost. I could not work out if the Watchmen were heroes, terrorists or vigilantes as the end seemed to justify the means. I could not work out if the government supported the Watchmen or not. The film took along time to tell us where and how the characters came about and still didn't explain properly (where did they get their skills, strength and fighting abilities from?). Which is not so bad but I did spend too much time trying to figure them out as well as trying to concentrate on what was going on in the film.
The soundtrack had some great music but they did seem to have put a CD in the machine and hit the RANDOM button. None of it seemed to fit with the action on screen.
Overall I am just left feeling a little empty from the whole experience and I did find myself looking at my watch a few times towards the end (some of the audience did not wait that long before leaving).
It was a story about the paradox of human nature.........I think.