Daredevil

If the rule applied that the better the villain, the better the movie, Daredevil would be the best comic book adaptation. But even Colin Farrell, who thoroughly enjoys his role as Bullseye, cannot save the unremarkable action. On the other hand, I can't say that I was bored, even though Affleck wanted to push me in that direction. Critics of Ben's acting always made me laugh, but here, unfortunately, he truly is a tragic blind hero. In combination with an unexpectedly overly romanticized central storyline and the absence of Daredevil's typical grittiness, this was a missed opportunity, and combined with the Elektra spin-off, it was a perfect blind alley. (13/05/2006)

For the first half I enjoyed how briskly and insightfully it was filmed. But then I got bored with it and even the great Farrell couldn't save it. The fight scenes have pizzazz, Daredevil's perception was well presented, but the rest wasn't worth much. It needed more action and less posing and pathos. Bullseye had very little space and Affleck doesn’t fit in the role of a super-hero, although he wasn’t that bad. (15/06/2003)

I liked it at the time. And even though Ben looks weird with highlights and kind of blind, I still think it's better than, for example, "Green Lantern". I enjoyed the movie in the cinema years ago, mainly because there weren't as many comic book adaptations back then, even though movies of this kind were already on the rise with less cliched scripts and characters. Fortunately, the comic showed me that this character is not to be condemned. In addition, thanks to this, I fell for Jennifer Garner. But Ben was faster... (21/01/2014)

I don't like Ben Affleck, and comic book adaptations that endlessly variate the decoction of Burton's Batman get on my nerves... that's why I don't really understand why I liked Daredevil so much. Perhaps because the blind hero is a nice guy, Farell is true to tradition excellent, the music is listenable, the choreography standard (albeit chaotic at times) and the atmosphere is decently darkened due to the tragedy at the end of the film. It cannot be overlooked that director Johnson is slightly above-average and does not offer us any great visual feasts, even using the gift of the main hero rather non-inventively. Despite this, Daredevil is a very pleasant and easily digestible film, which, while it cannot compete with the comic book elite, is good enough in its weight category. (06/11/2005)

An ordinary comic book adaptation with all the flaws of early millenium. Visually hyped, sprinkled with new technologies and gimmicks that were all the rage back, and of course full of clichés and pathos. In addition, the action is surprisingly often confusing. It's hard to say whether it's good or not, but this film always comes to mind whenever someone mentions Evanescence. Ben Affleck is ordinary and Jennifer Garner is for decoration. The interesting insights of the main protagonist and the director's cut also help with that. (24/08/2014)