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Daredevil
- Review Date: July 27, 2003
- PG-13
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- 2003
Common Sense Media says
Superhero is darker, more violent than Spiderman.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie is more somber and much more violent than Spider-Man, including many deaths. There are sexual references and non-explicit sexual situations, including a reference to rape and a sexual encounter between people who do not know each other very well. There is some strong language and some drinking and smoking.
What's the story?
Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is a lawyer whose father, a boxer, was killed for refusing to take a dive in a fixed fight. Matt, blind from an accident that also left him with his other senses super-enhanced, vows to become a righter of wrongs and a force for justice. Crime boss Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan), who wants Daredevil out of his way, hires Irish assassin Bullseye (Colin Farrell) to do the job. Jennifer Garner plays Elektra, who is also on Kingpin's bad side.
Is it any good?
DAREDEVIL may be another Marvel comic superhero movie rated PG-13, but it is a much darker story than "Spiderman," and parents whose 8 and 9 or even 13-year-olds loved that movie should think carefully before agreeing to let them see this one. The fights are very good, but it is clear that that is where most of the creative energy went in this movie. Affleck does not act very much, and if he did, most of it would be hidden by Murdock's sunglasses and Daredevil's mask.
Garner brings energy and freshness to her role, and Farrell is, as usual, the most watchable part of the movie. There are some fun in-jokes, including appearances from Marvel's Stan Lee and onetime Daredevil writer Kevin (Chasing Amy and Dogma) Smith. But the script is flat, mostly just space between fights. Sometimes loud noises incapacitate Daredevil, sometimes they don't. He is badly injured, and then he isn't. These are continuity errors that are evidence either of laziness or, more likely, some recutting after early screenings.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about why we don't take the law into our own hands. How do you become a killer without being one of the bad guys? Why, when most superheroes have fantasy special powers, is a character who is disabled so appealing?
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This was a very good movie (Spider Man in a different suit) 11+
This movie was a good one and was memorable. There is one sex seen but nothing shows. A lot of violence but nothing too bad. Good story line. No language. Fun for the family.
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May 16, 2009
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I watch lots of super hero movies. Compared to most of them, this one was pretty violent. main thing i have to say: VIOLENT!!!
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Kid, 12 years old
January 16, 2011
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Below average movie
I didn't really like this movie but I did like the director's cut that was later released so get that as it is longer and explains more things.
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Skip this one.
Matt Murdock and his adventures as Daredevil is must read for myself. But terrible casting, bad acting and a film that doesn't understand what the comic is about has made this a major disappointment. The only thing making this movie worth watching is the cameo appearances of the artists and writers of Daredevil Comic books over he years. Stan Lee, the creator of Daredevil, to Frank Miller, to John Romita and his son John Romita Jr. and even Kevin Smith all made cameos.
Daredevil would make a great film. This just isn't it.
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A Movie which Marvel Comic Fans will surely Enjoy
One of the best Marvel movies ever, I loved it. The scene where Bullseye chokes the old lady with the skittles is pretty hilarious. Its action scenes are also pretty cool especially when Daredevil lights up the floor and the symbol appears. The only annoying part is that Elektra dies at the end.
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| Topics: | superheroes |
| Studio: | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Director: | Mark Steven Johnson |
| Cast: | Ben Affleck, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Garner |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Run time: | 96 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | February 14, 2003 |
| DVD release date: | July 29, 2003 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | action/violence and some sensuality |
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