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Director: Zack Snyder
Category: Action, Superhero
Rated: R
Running time: 2 hours 43 mins

Terri says:

Before I begin, I must address that I have not read the graphic novel, but went to the theatre with an open mind.

The main criticism I have against the film is the director and screenwriters failure to explain the backstory of Watchmen. Clearly the characters are explained more thoroughly in the novel, otherwise it wouldn't be ranked as one of Time magazine's 100 best novels. I felt that the storyline should have been explained more and less concentration on the action sequences. In particular, I felt the story of the Comedian (played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Sally (Carla Gugino), the mother of Laurie Jupiter (Malin Akerman) could have been more thorough. That brings me to another criticism that all the Watchmen not being fully developed. Silk Spectre II (Akerman), Ozymandias (Matthew Goode), Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), Nite Owl II (Patrick Wilson) and Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) all seemed to lack character. I'm not expecting a full-blown character study, but a better grasp of who they are could have been done.

Gugino, Wilson and Crudup did the best acting job. Akerman was terrible and clearly not worthy of an action movie, not to mention an important piece of work with a great reputation. The intimate scenes were not good at all due to the major lack of chemistry and acting experience. One thing I will say was very well done was the cinematography- it was gorgeous! Overall, I felt like seeing the animated comic book movie would be a better fit. I felt that Sin City was far more interesting to see and would think a team of directors (Tarantino, Rodriguez, etc.) could have done a better job and Alan Moore being the sole writer for this unnecessary project.

THE VERDICT: 1.9