Watchmen (2009)

This movie has 3 things: style, themes, and sex appeal. There are a lot of people who love The Watchmen and honestly, I have a hard time getting into it. The characters are interesting and the themes are thought-provoking but something about it just doesn’t reel me in. This is definitely an important graphic novel and movie in the superhero genre. Watch it for that reason if nothing else. As I said, this movie is very stylistic and has good themes. It just weirdly isn’t for me. It felt like a crawl getting through this one. Maybe you will have better luck. The Boys is a better version of what this is.

Story - 16%

Characters - 16%

Pacing - 10%

Spectacle - 18%

Entertainment - 15%

Total score: 75%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here