Ok, I realize this is long overdue. But, I did promise a review of Watchmen and, wanting this blog to retain some semblance of credibility, I now fulfill my obligation to the reader.

I love the source material that the movie came from. Anyone who loves the material the way I do and who will buy the special edition DVD in order to watch the movie with director commentary (as I surely will) will enjoy this movie. However, those unfamiliar with the source material are likely to find the movie dull and plodding. The problem is that it follows the graphic novel too closely - almost frame for frame. The result is a series of beautiful and gratifying scenes for those of us who know what's coming and a series of well crafed, highly digitalized but emotionally unengaging scenes for those who are trying to figure out what the point of the story is.

Nevertheless, I really liked this movie. I'm not sure if the PG-13 version that was to be more loosely based on the graphic novel would've been the better choice or not. On a scale of 1-10, I give this movie a solid score 'read-the-book.'