Daredevil

Daredevil (2003) starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, and Michael Clarke Duncan.

Before...I am surprised I have never seen this movie. 6 years on and I wonder why I haven't seen it. It's not that I have heard awful things about it, although I have. I just haven't got round to it. As I love comic book movies, I was thoroughly looking forward to this movie. I had heard it was darker than most comic book movies, and that intrigued me. I was looking forward to a good 'un!

Matt Murdock (Affleck), as a youngster, is doused with hazardous waste, and not only is he blinded but all of his other senses are heightened. When King Pin (Clarke Duncan) kills his father, Murdock starts his life as superhero, Daredevil. By day he is a lawyer, by night he is the DareDevil, bringing justice to the streets of Hells Kitchen. He meets Elektra Natchios (Garner), a fiesty daughter of a millionaire. Soon she is drawn into King Pins world when he calls in Bullseye (Farrell) to eliminate DareDevil and her.

The films plot, takes a good stab at being the darker comicbook that was originally created. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite hit the mark at the darkness needed to mirror its comic counterpart. The film walks the line of humour far too much for my liking. The darkness presented in The Dark Knight is proof enough that it is possible and this only goes half way, perhaps for fear of alienating it's audience.

The acting, at times is just downright poor. The one who truly lest the film down in my view is Garner. Though in all honesty the script writers did not give her enough chance to develop her character fully. She is left with a half character, one that desperately needed a second film to show that the character actually had depth. Affleck, Farrell and Duncan are all convincing enough in there roles and although unneeded Farrell supplies good comic lines, not getting the quick witted responses needed of him. From what I understand his character should be similar to Deadpool in his responses.

The soundtrack is a fantastically constructed rock album, with Evanescence holding centre stage. The tracks all help to capture the mood and at times the darkness of the piece.

Overall I was slightly underwhelmed by it, although I had been told it wasn't fully up to scratch, I kind of hoped they were wrong. It is a good solid superhero movie but its no X2, or Spiderman 2, and certainly not a patch on The Dark Knight or Watchmen.

★★★☆☆