Most will enjoy, fans will love.

Rating: 9/10 (5 March 2009)

Going in I had high hopes for Watchmen, as I'm sure all fans of the graphic novel will. I was not let down at all. The ending is different from the original, but I think this will make it more enjoyable for those who did not read it.
May be slow for some, but I found myself thinking over and over that this looks and feels like the novel. There are few actions scenes, but the ones that are there satisfying. (The prison scene is exceptionally true to the novel.)
After the movie, my friends that had not read the novel had mixed reviews. Some enjoyed it, but thought it too slow. Others enjoyed it all around and took it for what it was, and 1 out of seven didn't like it at all. However, the 3 of us that had read it before hand, all thought it was amazing and can't wait for the directors cut on Blu-ray, which will apparently have an extra 30 minutes or so.