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Daredevil (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 200 Fresh: 88  Rotten:112 Average Rating: 5.2/10
 
Consensus: Passable entertainment even if it is a little derivative.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins

Theatrical Release: Feb 14, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $102,469,640

Synopsis: The latest Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen is Daredevil (Ben Affleck), a man blinded by a radioactive chemical accident as a young boy but left with superhuman senses and agile acrobatic ability. Like his Marvel compatriot Spider-Man, Daredevil attempts to lead a normal life by... The latest Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen is Daredevil (Ben Affleck), a man blinded by a radioactive chemical accident as a young boy but left with superhuman senses and agile acrobatic ability. Like his Marvel compatriot Spider-Man, Daredevil attempts to lead a normal life by day as Matt Murdock, a Hell's Kitchen defense attorney. By night Matt becomes Daredevil, a brooding superhero fighting for justice in the dark and squalid New York streets overrun with vermin and criminal injustice. Wearing a red leather suit and mask, Daredevil leaps from high skyscrapers and tracks his enemies with his radar-like vision, punishing those who are guilty but who he cannot tackle in the courtroom. At the center of the city's villainous underbelly is Daredevil's nemesis Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan), and his psychotic, knife-wielding deputy-assassin Bullseye (Colin Farrell). Daredevil fights their powerful forces alone, until he meets Elektra Natchios (Jennifer Garner of ALIAS fame), a skilled martial artist and sexy superheroine who is after Bullseye and Kingpin for murdering her father. Sparks fly as the two heroes take on the underlords of crime together in this action-packed adventure fantasy that will surely delight fans of SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, or BATMAN. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Favreau

Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Screenwriter: Mark Steven Johnson
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Gary Foster, Avi Arad
Composer: Graeme Revell

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 5, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • DTS 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - French, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Mark Steven Johnson
  • 2. Ari Arad

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04/07/08
David Ansen
Newsweek
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3/5

I enjoyed Daredevil while it lasted, but ... very little of it has stayed with me.

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07/29/07
Rob Gonsalves
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1.5/4

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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
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[A] dull actioner.

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04/18/07
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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3/5

There are enough strong moments to guarantee a good night out.

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12/30/06
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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2/4

It's not bad so much as it is disposable and forgettable.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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Convincing in the physical demands of the role, Affleck persuades us of the pain of sightlessness and supersensitive hearing, although writer/director Johnson's scrappy construction fails him and everyone else as the showdown approaches.

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01/26/06
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
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1.5/4

The shame of this mess of a movie is that it could have been quite good.

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09/30/05
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs
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3/4

A faithful translation of the character and one of his more memorable tales on the page; it satisfies as an adventure and as a more intimate story.

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01/15/05
Michael Dequina
Movie Poop Shoot
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C-

Du cinéma préfabriqué qui donne envie de revoir Hulk et X2.

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12/16/04
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Panorama
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C-

The relationship between Murdock and Elektra could have made for an interesting film.

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12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
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Mark Steven Johnson has wisely paced his film with elaborately choreographed fight sequences and ingratiating dialogue.

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10/14/04
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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1/10

This is the type of movie that Hollywood loves to make. No story, an inane script, no acting, people fly, loud noises, absurd special effects, lots of gratuitous violence.

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10/07/04
Tony Medley
tonymedley.com
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2.5/4

Daredevil isn’t a masterpiece, but ... it’s worth a trip to the local multi-plex.

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02/03/04
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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Even with [Colin] Farrell's inspired performance, Daredevil falls short.

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01/06/04
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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3/5

Daredevil is not as sophisticated as X Men but is infinitely better than the bloated and overwrought Spiderman.

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01/06/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Nothing like being a wallflower at your own party.

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11/11/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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2/5

I soooo wanted to like this movie.

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09/23/03
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review
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4/10

Ben Affleck as a superhero: isn't this inherently ill-conceived?

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09/09/03
Andrew Manning
Radio Free Entertainment
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3/5

Daredevil may lack the power of other superhero films, but it's still an entertaining ride for action-movie (and comic book) fans.

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09/06/03
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
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