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Summary: Quality movie?
Review: Was this movie all that good? Maybe if aren't a critical viewer of movies.
Personally, I didn't like the movie from the lead actor on down. For me the only bright spot was Collin Farrell and Michael Duncan's characters who acted with the type of over the top emotion that is needed for the way the movie felt. It really made Affelck's minimalist acting stick out all the more.Yes, it tried to have a dark, brooding approach to itself, but it failed miserably mostly because of Affleck's minimalist acting. I do like him as an actor, but the role required someone harder and with a greater range of believable emotion. When he acts an emotion in this movie, you SEE him acting it. One of my favorite acting quotes is from James Dean. "Don't act like your drinking a drink. Drink the drink." In almost every scene it seemed like he was ACTING with someone, and not there doing the things himself. And to those that say it sticks closely to the comic, I'm going to point these facts out. Matt Murdock was a GOOD lawyer in the comics. The way it's portrayed is that he acts as the Daredevil because he isn't a good lawyer. Not to mention the fact that he never questions himself in the comics (this Daredevil asks "Why me?" so many times you start wondering yourself if he should be doing this). I could get more into the innaccuracies, but I won't. It was a special effects movie, plain and simple. If you're looking for good acting, look else where. In all, A for effort, but it falls very short as far as the lead character goes. When you can feel wheels turning in the actor's head, it makes the movie long and tedious.
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Summary: Could Have Been Much Better.
Review: DAREDEVIL is a film that needed a lot of fixing up. One of the main and most interesting characters gets the kicked out the picture half way through. Conceptually it kept close to the original comic but it lacked the story. The film's visual style was also a little confusing in parts. It is one of those films that tells the origins by starting with an event at the beginning that isn't explained until the end. Very disappointing when you realize it was nothing special. Directed by Mark Stephen Johnson (Jack Frost, Ghostrider) the film is a little slow and dark in the beginning. The story doesn't start to get interesting until the main temptress played by Jennifer Garner (Pearl Harbor, Catch Me If You Can) shows up and has some great fighting sequences. The most interesting character is Collin Farrell (S.W.A.T., Phone Booth) interpretation as Bullseye. He is exciting and evil and really seems to be the only one who is having fun in the film. He is energetic and exciting. The story is that of the making of the Vigilante known as Daredevil. The beginnings are shallow and short and the accident not really explained much and the father is played by David Keith (Office And A Gentlemen, Firestarter) who gives a short but meaningful performance. Now as for Ben Afflect (Sum of All Fears, Pearl harbor, Armageddon) as Daredevil, he was week. He was more interesting as the alter-ego Matt Murdock. Even that was a a little shallow. Overall it is an okay rental movie and certainly watchable on cable - but nothing to write home about. I think they rushed the script to ride the tales of the Brilliant production of Spider-Man. That was good writing and production. 5-20-03
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Summary: wow?
Review: For those that enjoy comic books, this movie does the daredevil comics justice, unlike X-Men and Spiderman movies which really disappointed me. The acting was great much better than X-men and Spiderman. Hopefully in the sequel we will see the introduction of The Hand and Stick(matt/daredevil's mentor) Lastly, for those that need a little bankground info pick up Daredevil: The Man Without fear by Frank Miller
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Summary: It had no screenplay....
Review: Mark Steven Johnson tried to adapt the Frank Miller Daredevil stories for this movie, so here he tried to make it look and feel like a comic. It certainly had comic book style acting in it. A lot of bad CGI effects and a so-called romance story between Daredevil and Elektra that went no where. It certainly shows that Daredevil does not make a good story for film, but maybe they can do something with the Elektra character, she's getting her own movie now, and maybe without Affelick around to mess things up, Jennifer Garner can really do something with the role and give it more substance. Maybe. But highly doubtful.
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Summary: I love Ben Affleck
Review: I love the movie it was so good. Ben was so sexy. It is the best movie ever.
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Summary: A Fun Comic Book Come To Life. Nothing More, Nothing Less..
Review: Exceeding all expectations, 'Daredevil' turns out to be a fast-paced shot of popcorn fun, just like any good comic book. The gritty look of Daredevil's world is captured well by the director, Mark Steven Johnson, who also adapted the source material into a tight, streamlined screenplay for both comic fans and generic moviegoers alike. The film doesn't take itself too seriously and at the same time doesn't plant its tongue too firmly in its cheek either. A lot of people have thrown a fit over the casting choices made here. However, everyone turns in fine performances for what the film is - a chop-socky comic book come to life. Some scenes look like they were literally ripped from issues of 'Daredevil' altogether, which isn't a bad thing at all. Ben Affleck serves up a redeeming performance as Daredevil/Matt Murdock, blind lawyer by day, crime-fighting risk-taker by night. He's gifted with heightened senses and a radar-like sight after being blinded by toxic chemicals at a young age. His pain and suffering as well as his sense of justice is well conveyed by Affleck throughout the film. Daredevil's love interest and fellow b-kicker, Elektra, played by Jennifer Garner, gets the least to work with among the lead actors and still manages to make an effective presence on screen. As for the baddies, Colin Farrell hams it up as the eagle-eye sociopath Bullseye, who's hell-bent on pretty much killing anyone he sees. Michael Clarke Duncan's Kingpin is just fine. Yeah, he's black instead of white like in the books. You know what? Who cares. He does a great job of being a menacing syndicate overlord and his part, although small, blends smoothly with the rest of the film. The rest of the supporting cast all make the movie fun to watch, including camoes by Kevin Smith and Stan Lee. If you come in with the right mindset for a flick like this, you'll come away satisfied. If you're a snobbish nose-thumber or a zealous fanboy with exaggerated expectations, then you'll probably (and predictably) rail on it for being this or that or whatever. There are a few fight scenes with poor editing and shoddy lighting as well as some spots in the movie that are dotted with corny dialogue, but that comes with the territory these days it seems. Those things don't detract too much from the fun of the movie though. Bottom Line: 'Daredevil' is a fun and disposable comic treat that goes down nice and easy without too much discomfort. It's much better than other comic fare such as 'Spawn' or 'Judge Dredd' and on the level with the first 'X-Men' and 'Spider-Man.' Bon Appetit...
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Summary: Very Cool Movie!
Review: I saw this movie very late, after it hit the discount theaters. I had heard mixed reviews and I was VERY surprised at how well the film worked. Daredevil tries things no other superhero film ever has and it succeeds on every level. Jennifer Garner is a GODDESS. Colin Farrell is AMAZING and Ben Affleck surprised even me. See it! I will buy the DVD when it comes out.
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Summary: GOOD but not GREAT!!!
Review: I waited years for them to make a movie about the blind super hero named Daredevil and man was i somewhat disappointed when i watched it. Ben Affleck does a great job playing Daredevil (but doesn't look cool in the suit) and Jennifer G. was the perfect person to play Electra.The movie had it's ups and downs and a lot of corny parts to it, especially when Daredevil was young. I don't like to be insulted about my intelligence but a 13 year old blind kid jumping roof to roof to train himself to be a super hero was a little to ridiculous for me!!!! I know people can't fly like Superman or climb walls like Spider-Man but the scenes with the kid doing all those stunts on the roof was just a little to much stupidity for me to handle,yet some of the action was pretty cool. I definitely liked the fact that they got Michael Clarke Duncan to play King Pin, I couldn't think of anyone else to cast for that role, but some hardcore fans of Daredevil disliked the fact that King Pin was a black guy in the film since all the years king Pin has been white in the comic books and cartoons, but sometimes it's good to have changes. Overall the movie was a success, but yet not the greatest super hero movie of all time. I personally thought the entire movie went to fast... Everything happened at once and that is one failure that can ruin a comic book movie! I would recommend to add this film to your DVD collection and i would also recommend to go and watch it in the theater just not with your hopes high thinking it's going to be the best Comic Book movie of the year!!
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Summary: good, but not spectacular
Review: out of all the comic movies coming out, daredevil ranks about half way. it is a very entertaining movie with some really cool moments. the down side to the movie is its far fetched aspects. i know this is a comic book movie, but you have to understand that the characters of this comic book are all human and have no special or mutant powers. daredevil's enhanced senses make sense because he is blind and everyone knows that all other senses become keener when one is lost. the story is a good one and has its interesting elements. affleck does not disappoint, and does a good job, not great but good. jennifer garner does a great job and fills elektra's shoes very well. she has a great presence and has the right attitude for the role. the real standout is colin farrel. (i can never spell his name right.) he anils bullseye to almost perfection. to me it does not seem like much of a stretch for him to play that type of character considering his personality in real life. however, i really dont care because i feel that he is one of the best actors to come along in a very long time. he has charissma to spare and has the acting chops to back it up. michael clarke duncan does make his presence known, but for a man his size, its hard not to make his presence known. but any man of size could have played that role, so he does not garner a lot on attention. like i said, daredevil was good, but the fact that at the end of the movie charcters start jumping distance and scaling walls that are not humanly possible are the only real detractors to the story. the action is great and the fight scenes are worth going to see the movie or at the very least rent it. i recommend this movie but not strongly, its good for a friday night watch. but i am still torn as to whether i will buy it on dvd or not. who knows.
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Summary: BRING HER BACK!
Review: Enough has been said concerning the movie, we are quite familiar with male super heroes, and this one was very good. But I would agree with other reviews concerning the heroine in the picture. They had a gold mine with her as this character. The part was perfect for this actress. Very few female heroes look totally convincing as butt kickers. But this one blew me away. She really looked as though she could take on any man. It was totally refreshing to see the addition of this character to the story. I was really prepared to be blown away with the rest of the story. The romance was to quick I thought but then I thought this is not really a love story. The chemistry between the 2 was very noticable right from the beginning. Even when he was totally beaten in a fight scene with the main bad guy, the last words she said to him made you believe that she was here to stay. "NOT" she comes to his rescue in a very convincing display of martial arts and bravado and is quickly dispatched in a very abrupt untimely end. My whole adrenalin rush just took a nose dive. Why even bring her character into the picture to begin with. They literally had a gold mine with Electra. The perfect compliment to a blind super hero. She had the looks the body the costume of a great female super hero. I saw another Sigourney Weaver emerging in her character. I gave this movie a 3 only because the action and effects were top notch. The storyline had a lot to be desired. What could have been an excellent movie is now only ranked as mediochre.
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