Daredevil review (alternate title: I Wish I Was Blind Too)
The Good:
Colin Farrell as Bullseye: Does this surprise anyone? The man is a great actor and even though he is hamming it up, the movie is 10X better with him on the screen than without it
Jon Favreau as Foggy Nelson: Comic relief done to perfection. Maybe the writet-director should stick to comedies.
Daredevil's sonar: I thought this was by far the best thing about the movie from a comic book fans perspective. To see how Daredevil sees was cool as shit adn it is a shame they didn't use it enough.
Bullseye vs. Elektra: Nice attempt to recreate the defining battle in Daredevil.
Daredevil vs. Bullseye: Colin Farrell at his best.
Kingpin's intro: We got a good laugh out of Kingpin being introduced to N.E.R.D's "Lap Dance"
The Beautiful:
Jennifer Garner as Elektra: Just stunning. There is this one dress he has on that even I said "God Damn"
The Bad:
The Story/Movie/Character Development: Aside from Daredevil, all fo these characters were woefully underdeveloped. It was as if they decided to do a movie about Daredevil and would just include the only good villians he has and say "go". Even if I wasn't a reader of Daredevil (which I am going to have to read a bunch of to recover from this movie). Kingpin was hardly used and they didn't use the "body mass is completely muscle angle" which would have shown Daredevil get his ass kicked a little more. I was just disappointed that this movie came from a guy who said he grew up on Daredevil.
The Hideous:
Secret Identity: Matt Murdock was pretty careful about maintaining his secret identity but in this movie: He engages in playful open combat with Elektra as Matt Murdock. By the end of the movie, Kingpin, Elektra and Ben Urich know he's Daredevil
Spider-Devil?: Now, if they had included Matt's training with Stick, even via brief flashback, MAYBE I could acept that Daredevil could leap off buildings and shit like Spider-Man. But they didn't, so I don't. Elektra either. Her sire-fu moves were worse than Ethan hunt in MI:2
Ben Affleck: He wasn't in shape. and I know I am nitpicking now but fuck it. If you are supposed to be a superhero who fights crime every night, even if you didn't lift a fight, that is some cardiovascular work out for your ass. He should be in shape. I know Daredevil doesn't have superhuman strength but I know Daredevil ain't an average joe in a leather suit. He didn't have to be diesal but at least get a little ripped man. Me and my boy were like does "Daredevil have a little gut?"
Wrapup: So basically, as much as I wnated to like this movie, I couldn't. If I didn't read the comic, this movie would be decent. Maybe. I would have still wanted more.
