It may not have the heart of Superman, the charm of Spider-Man or the thrills of X-Men, but Daredevil is an engaging B movie in the tradition of good Saturday afternoon entertainment.
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10/18/08
Daredevil (2003)
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Reviews Counted:204
Fresh:90
Rotten:114
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Passable entertainment even if it is a little derivative.
Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US 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... [More]
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Reviews for Daredevil
1 - 20 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticJohnson hasn't decided if he's making an exuberant action movie or a drama, and veers awkwardly between the two.
04/04/03
Top CriticNo review available.
03/09/03
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04/29/09
Affleck's lanky, offhand softness hardly suits the superheroic archetype...[but] The R-rated Director's Cut...deserves an extra half-star. [Blu-ray]
09/21/08
No review available.
08/07/08
I enjoyed Daredevil while it lasted, but ... very little of it has stayed with me.
07/29/07
A disappointment at nearly every turn.
07/14/07
[A] dull actioner.
04/18/07
There are enough strong moments to guarantee a good night out.
12/30/06
Top CriticIt's not bad so much as it is disposable and forgettable.
05/26/06
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.
01/26/06
The shame of this mess of a movie is that it could have been quite good.
09/30/05
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.
01/15/05
Du cinéma préfabriqué qui donne envie de revoir Hulk et X2.
12/16/04
The relationship between Murdock and Elektra could have made for an interesting film.
12/06/04
Mark Steven Johnson has wisely paced his film with elaborately choreographed fight sequences and ingratiating dialogue.
10/14/04
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.
10/07/04
Daredevil isn’t a masterpiece, but ... it’s worth a trip to the local multi-plex.
02/03/04
Even with [Colin] Farrell's inspired performance, Daredevil falls short.
01/06/04
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