Review of Watchmen (2001) by Mitchell S — 13 Aug 2017

Watchmen, adapted by Zach Snyder, always seemed to be an FU to Alan Moore, who claimed (and hoped) that Hollywood would understand the comic book doesn't' translate well to modern cinema. Snyder tries hard to recreate the style and look of the world, while missing the ultimate point of Moore's pessimism and criticism of humanity.

He also accentuated the most obvious aspects of the book (the shock value, the character study that seemed much deeper when it was subtle) and made the casting an absolute parody, worthy of Mad TV. I say this as a person who loved the comic, loved the idea of a movie finally being made, and as a Watchmen patriot who still feels obligated to support what is probably the only film version that will try to get it right - and (barely) succeed.