Daredevil (2003)
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
Screenwriter: Mark Steven Johnson
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Gary Foster, Avi Arad
Composer: Graeme Revell
DVD Info
Release:
Apr 5, 2005
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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Reviews
I enjoyed Daredevil while it lasted, but ... very little of it has stayed with me.
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.
The shame of this mess of a movie is that it could have been quite good.
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.
The relationship between Murdock and Elektra could have made for an interesting film.
Mark Steven Johnson has wisely paced his film with elaborately choreographed fight sequences and ingratiating dialogue.
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.
Daredevil isn’t a masterpiece, but ... it’s worth a trip to the local multi-plex.
Even with [Colin] Farrell's inspired performance, Daredevil falls short.
Daredevil is not as sophisticated as X Men but is infinitely better than the bloated and overwrought Spiderman.
Ben Affleck as a superhero: isn't this inherently ill-conceived?
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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