As mentioned, after rereading the graphic novel Watchmen I believed it was unfilmable, and went into the movie version thinking it would be awful. It turns out it wasn't awful, but it wasn't particularly good either. It's amazing how much of the book they managed to cram into 160 minutes, but the seriousness of the work's deconstruction of the Superhero and its psychoanalysis of its characters is diminished by out of place graphic violence lingered on in loving slow-motion and even more out of place music, both of which added a level of jokiness that seemed to suggest that Visionary Director Zack Snyder felt he was superior to the whole fiasco. Maybe if I wasn't so familiar with the source material than I would have felt it was better, but at least Rorschach was terrific, and Night Owl and The Comedian were pretty spot on, too.RATING: 62%
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