Review of Daredevil (2003) by Scubasteve Walter M — 22 May 2012
I WAS MAD! MAD THAT MY FAVORITE MARVEL CHARACTER GOT STUCK WITH A STUPID SCRIPT, AND BEN "FUCKING" AFFLECK. PLUS, IF ANOTHER CHARACTER, OVERSHADOWS THE MAIN CHARACTER, THERE'S A PROBLEM. AS MUCH AS I LOVE SOME JENNIFER GARNER, THE CHARACTER ELEKTRA SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THIS MOVIE.
AND YES, I UNDERSTAND SHE'S PART OF HIS ORIGIN STORY, BUT THAT MEANS CAMEO ONLY. THIS MOVIE'S SUPPOSE TO BE ABOUT DAREDEVIL. THERE'S ENOUGH MATERIAL OUT THERE, THAT A COMPETENT SCREENWRITER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A COHESIVE "DAREDEVIL" STORY.
AND LOOK, I AM AFRICAN-AMERICAN BUT I'M HERE TO TALE U, "KINGPIN IS NOT BLACK". MAKING HIM BLACK WAS JUST STUPID. Now, I'll give the movie props for the interpretation of his powers.
That, in itself, was Aces!!! BEN AFFLECK? HE COULDN'T DO HIS OWN STUNTS (EVEN PARTIALLY), HE CAN-NOT ACT! I DIDN'T BELIEVE HE WAS ANY OF THE "CHARACTERS", HE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE PORTRAYING.
HE WAS SOOO ROBOTIC IN THE PARK/ROMANTIC "FIGHT" HE AND ELEKTRA HAD. I THOUGHT, WHY DOESN'T SHE JUST KICK HIS ASS. (SHE EARNED HER FIGHTING BONES, ON ALIAS). HE BARELY GOT BEING BLIND RIGHT.
HE WAS NOT DAREDEVIL, OR MATT MURDOCK FOR THAT MATTER. I COULD NOT ACCEPT IT, EVEN PARTIALLY. U KNOW WHO WAS PORTRAYED CORRECTLY? FOGGY. FOGGY "FREAKING" NELSON WAS THE ONLY CHARACTER I BOUGHT.
OH, I FORGOT BULLSEYE. UMMM... TOO OVER THE TOP! (BUT THAT WAS OK, HE'S THE BADGUY!) LISTEN HOLLYWOOD!! IF U'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT A BLIND, MARTIAL ARTS SAVANT. PLEASE GET A GUY WHO AT LEAST LOOKS BELIEVABLE DOING IT.
IF U'RE GOING TO BE A LAWYER, UH BE A LAWYER! BEN AFFLECK NEEDS HIS SAG CARD REVOKED, AND HE SHOULD BE FINED ANY TIME HE ATTEMPTS TO ACT. SOMEONE, PLEASE STOP HIM.
This review of Daredevil (2003) was written by Scubasteve Walter M on 22 May 2012.
Daredevil has generally received mixed reviews.
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