Mathew_Freeman
Adventurer
I've seen it! it's out in the UK, and I went to see it today, partially because I wanted to get my review up here first...
Firstly, I have to say that I knew very little about Daredevil before I saw this. I knew about him, that he was a blind lawyer, I knew about the Kingpin and I'd seen pictures of Elektra. So my opinion should be fairly unbiased.
I mostly liked this film. Affleck does a good job acting blind, and has the physique and moves to make me believe he's a hero. All the cast have clearly been working hard to look good enough to do this film, and that is in some ways the problem.
They all look like trained movie stars doing wire fighting. They don't make me believe that they're real characters. I couldn't get away from the fact that it was a film.
The best section was Murdoch meets Elektra in the park, with the two of them testing each out and pulling some good stuff on seesaws and so on. That's the fun section. Later on, the film tries a bit too hard to be dark and mysterious.
SPOILER
Elektra's apparent death is far too quick. Bullseye just beats her in about 30 seconds whilst Daredevil watches, barely able to move, but once she's dead, he's up and fighting and of course, he wins. It's all too predictable and easy. There's no imagination or reason for him not to get up earlier apart from "plot device." Ugh.
That said, I did enjoy the film. The cast all have a good chemistry, they play well off each other. Affleck and his lawyer friend in particular have a good on screen buddy feeling to them, and the Kingpin is full of quiet menace.
I give it 3/5, which to me means that it isn't a waste of time to go see it by any means, but neither is it a must see film and it falls a long way short of being a masterpiece.
Just my 2p (I'm English
), and I hope this thread sparks some good discussion from other people once they've seen it too.
Firstly, I have to say that I knew very little about Daredevil before I saw this. I knew about him, that he was a blind lawyer, I knew about the Kingpin and I'd seen pictures of Elektra. So my opinion should be fairly unbiased.
I mostly liked this film. Affleck does a good job acting blind, and has the physique and moves to make me believe he's a hero. All the cast have clearly been working hard to look good enough to do this film, and that is in some ways the problem.
They all look like trained movie stars doing wire fighting. They don't make me believe that they're real characters. I couldn't get away from the fact that it was a film.
The best section was Murdoch meets Elektra in the park, with the two of them testing each out and pulling some good stuff on seesaws and so on. That's the fun section. Later on, the film tries a bit too hard to be dark and mysterious.
SPOILER
Elektra's apparent death is far too quick. Bullseye just beats her in about 30 seconds whilst Daredevil watches, barely able to move, but once she's dead, he's up and fighting and of course, he wins. It's all too predictable and easy. There's no imagination or reason for him not to get up earlier apart from "plot device." Ugh.
That said, I did enjoy the film. The cast all have a good chemistry, they play well off each other. Affleck and his lawyer friend in particular have a good on screen buddy feeling to them, and the Kingpin is full of quiet menace.
I give it 3/5, which to me means that it isn't a waste of time to go see it by any means, but neither is it a must see film and it falls a long way short of being a masterpiece.
Just my 2p (I'm English
), and I hope this thread sparks some good discussion from other people once they've seen it too.
