Review – Watchmen

I should start by admitting that I’m not an uber-fan of the original comic books. I liked them, but I don’t have the kind of obsessive love for them that would make me hate a movie that deviated from them in any way. With that in mind, I thought this was a reasonably good adaptation. Sure, some chunks (such as the weird pirate thing) are gone. And it may help to be familiar with the story and the characters before you watch the movie. But overall this works as a big-budget superhero picture. The flashy special effects and quirky little sub-references here and there make up for at least some of the lost nuance. Don’t expect too much from it (and don’t plan to do anything else with the next two and a half hours of your life) and you should be able to get your money’s worth. Mildly amusing