If you have or had not read the book this film is boring.

Rating: 5/10 (7 March 2009)

I enjoyed parts of this movie. Having read the book there were parts that I had anticipated seeing on the big screen. In most cases the movie totally succeeded with a faithful jump from comic book page to movie screen. Even the changes that were made were understandable given that giant tentacled vagina monsters may not have mass appeal.
The book is not an action adventure story but more of a detective story filled with complex symbolism and detailed character development. The film is stripped of much of the complexity that makes the book worth revisiting time and again.
Action scenes from the book are given more importance than the story. This is pretty weird too because there aren't that many action sequences in either. The action sequences are given a strange and contrived feel as they are bogged down by heavy use of unnecessary slow motion and constant snap shot style posing by the characters.
The Villain came off as more villainy than I expected or than he appeared in the book. I mean I know he was cold in the book but he was a little sympathetic and approachable in the book. In this I pretty sure my buddies picked up on who the bad guy was pretty early on in the film. Probably as soon as he stood with facing away with his arms behind his back in James Bond villain fashion. \ The story crawls pretty slowly. The guy next to me fell asleep for most of the three hours. My friends who had not read the book expected more action. Also they were thrown by the amount of penis in the movie. Which is pretty faithful to the book.