Johnny H. Daredevil's been one of MARVEL's most iconic underdog characters: and his movie was a feature-length disservice to that status he gained through the years. I mean talk about a let-down that didn't even come close to the then-recent Spider-Man movie; you go from The Wall-Crawler to The Man Without Fear and the transition in quality is simply jarring on every discernible level.Daredevil meant well, but its cast is simply terrible and it taints the respective characters shown in the movie. There's no doubt that Ben Affleck is a competent actor, but he just wasn't meant to portray superheroes like Daredevil or Batman, and Jennifer Garner makes Elektra out to be a wooden joke of a love interest who's not even close to her comic counterpart. Though the Kingpin is pretty good thanks to the late Michael Clarke Duncan, it still doesn't negate the fact that the better-than-expected baddie is stuck in a film where Duncan's gentle-giant charm is out of place for a character as gritty and grounded as Daredevil is. Duncan's the best part of this movie because he's on a different level to everyone else; he cares about the character's integrity and does his damnedest to stay close to the Kingpin in the comic books for all that it's worth.Daredevil isn't as bad as MARVEL's other outings like Howard the Duck (1986), Captain America (1990), or Elektra (2005) but it's a tonal mess that tries seguing between dark and light-hearted fun that just doesn't work in the movie's, or the source material's, context.Please note that this review is allocated for the original theatrical release: I have not seen the Director's Cut nor do I really intend to.

macca-missbookworm I have loved this movie ever since I saw it when I was 7. And every time I watch it, it gets better. Great overall. But since I like the movie , I cant get into the TV show. The movie is so much more in depth with its history, and the classic the hero finds his way, by himself. Great character casting. Great chemistry between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, this is ever present when they got married :) The fight scenes are well written as well. They don't get boring, and they are quite mesmerizing. I especially like how they show us what he sees even though he's blind, its a clever way of representing how he sees the world. Also the humor is great, its grown up humor so little kids wont get it, but its not a little kids movie, and yes I said when I was seven, but I've always been weird in my movie selections. And the best thing overall is the soundtrack. Oh my god. Its awesome, classic music for its time, and perfectly matching its coinciding scenes in the film. So anyone who doesn't like the TV show, will love the movie and vise versa, love the TV show will hate the film.

jo-hanna Re. Spoilers: A couple of very minor ones, but on the whole, I think I've avoided them.. I've been avoiding this, since I LOVE the series, and saw the poor rating of this. I also thought Ben Affleck is too 'pretty' for this role (and read that he wasn't the best Batman..).. However, I tried to bury my preconceived ideas, and therefore enjoyed it: I'm pleased I watched it, since I can't watch the first two series of DD AGAIN just yet! :o Overall I thought it was rather 'shallow', but then again, it must be hard to squeeze such a lot of plot/characters into a couple of hours of film. I prefer every character/actor in the series, but still, I did like this. Farrell was amusing, but Duncan is just a gentle giant in my mind ('John Coffey'): the size of him fits, but I kept expecting him to say something sweet or funny.. What I liked most of all, which I missed in the series, is getting a bit of 'visual' (yeah I know..) on how Matt 'sees'. You're left to imagine it for yourself in the series. I was very disappointed in the 'mustard' scene.. till he swapped them! lol. When watching something like this I try to be open-minded. Each 'medium' is different, and if you compare them, you're often disappointed. Of course, it is often nigh-on impossible NOT to compare them, but I find it helps to try ;) P.S: I've never read comics, and had barely even heard of Daredevil before I watched the series (this film is probably why I'd even heard of it at all..)

muhammedamelgammal This movie was not the ordinary super hero. Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is an attorney who will only defend those who are innocent. He is also blind after a hazardous chemical accident happened when he was a young teen. Murdock is an advocate for serving justice and protecting those who need it most. Murdock was an attorney by day, and Daredevil by night.The fighting choreography in this was innovative and unlike any other. It was cool how the fact that Murdock is blind was significantly considered when developing each of the sequences to reflect how he has adapted with his other senses in order to perfect his reflexes.It would have been better if there was more of both Bullseye (Colin Farrell) and Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan) in this movie. It would have added to a much stronger and interesting story.