Watchmen

Who watches the Watchmen? It's the slogan movie studios have been asking for months now. "Who will watch Watchmen?" is a play on words to which the oh so clever media has attached itself. Well, to answer their question - me. I watched Watchmen. Although in a manner of full disclosure it should be noted that my motivation for seeing this picture centered around Patrick Wilson and Matthew Goode, not the story or lure of another comic adaptation. Not having read the graphic novel upon which the film is based, I also can offer no comparison in that sense. What I can offer is an opinion solely based on the movie itself - it was a pretty good flick. I really liked how the filmmakers were able to include so much information and so many plot details into the film. I was weary when I learned of the nearly three hour running time, but it didn't seem that long at all - there was so much going on, you never had a chance to get bored. As a whole and overall I thought the movie was enjoyable, but there were several elements that seemed a bit shakey. A major misstep I thought was the casting - specifically Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Malin Akerman - who were both beyond irritating. Some of the effects and make up were disappointingly weak also. And lastly I have to say that the random "big pop song" scenes were really out of place and not needed.