thinkbach

I have so many good things to say about this movie, like great acting, great story, great dialogues, great everything. This is an honest effort and yields a genuine feel. Someone made a comment about the racism in the film that is not central, but a feature nonetheless. I think this is key to the mood of the film, and I think the reaction of some of the commentators reveals this kind of racism. Sad indeed, as the movie delivers what a great movie should. More like this!

Ever notice how most superheroes, except perhaps Superman, are sad and angry because of some deep-rooted pain to do with either losing their parents, or being maltreated by their parents, or being maltreated by society? If you are tired of this theme, skip Daredevil. As eye-candy goes it's fine. I still do not like computer-animated people leaping around buildings, they look like frogs or bugs - fake. The action is fun sometimes, the dialogue is fun sometimes, Ben Affleck is neither good nor bad, and the mask helps, because without it he is not exactly credible. All in all, it's more of the same, the story hits all the beats, and there is absolutely nothing new. The best part about the movie is probably the in-jokes for anyone who knows anything about comics, and the cute meet is kind of cute, though it ends up a little too hokey. The worst parts? Over-the-top melodrama with an extremely bad case of poor-me-ism, enough to give us an itchy rash, and a truly annoying voice-over narrative that at times sounds a little too patronizing for comfort. My 8 year old thought it was better than Spider-Man (not hard to do), and he didn't seem to mind that this superhero was a bit of a cold-blooded killer, however I heard one little kid nearby in the theater crying because of some of the later scenes, no doubt menaced by Colin Farrel's a little-too-over-the-top take on Bullseye.