Production Companies Marvel Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Horseshoe Bay Productions, 20th Century Fox, Epsilon Motion Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Studio 20th Century Fox, Horseshoe Bay Production, Marvel Studios, New Regency Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Darker than its popular comic-book predecessor Spider-Man, the $80 million extravaganza Daredevil was packaged for maximum global appeal, its juvenile plot beginning when 12-year-old Matt Murdock is accidentally blinded shortly before his father is murdered. Later an adult attorney in New York's Hell's Kitchen, Murdock (Ben Affleck) uses his remaining, superenhanced senses to battle crime as Daredevil, the masked and vengeful "man without fear," pitted against dominant criminal Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan) and the psychotic Bullseye (Colin Farrell), who can turn almost anything into a deadly projectile. Daredevil is well matched with the dynamic Elektra (Jennifer Garner), but their teaming is as shallow as the movie itself, which is peppered with Marvel trivia and cameo appearances (creator Stan Lee, Clerks director and Daredevil devotee Kevin Smith) and enough computer-assisted stuntwork to give Spidey a run for his money. This is Hollywood product at its most lavishly vacuous; die-hard fans will argue its merits while its red-leathered hero swoops and zooms toward a sequel. --Jeff Shannon
Additional Features The long-rumored director's cut of Daredevil delivers a better film, 30 minutes longer than the original due to not only new scenes but also small extensions here and there and the removal of the nonsensical love scene. There's more action--Daredevil beating up a biker bar, more Elektra-Bullseye, and more Kingpin--and more character for Matt Murdock, including his relationship with his dad, and banter with Foggy. Director-writer Mark Steven Johnson and producer Avi Arad (also Marvel's CEO) do a good commentary track discussing the changes and why they felt the original came up short (the studio wanted a faster pace, less violence, and more Jennifer Garner), though they do lapse into self-congratulation (when Johnson says people are divided on the playground scene, Arad asks, "Over what? 'Is it great' or 'is it tremendous'?"). There's also a 15-minute featurette about the new cut. Fans might want to hang onto the original DVD because of its copious bonus material, particularly the comic book-related features. --David Horiuchi
(40 votes)
2.
For Daredevil, justice is blind, and for the guilty...there's hell to pay! By day, blind attorney Matt Murdock toils for justice in Hell's Kitchen. by night, he's Daredevil, the man without fear - a powerful, masked vigilante stalking the streets with an uncanny "radar sense" that allows him to "see" with superhuman capabilities. But when the love of his life, fiery Electra Natchios is targeted by New York City's ruthless Kingpin of Crime and his deadly assassin Bullseye, Daredevil may be about to meet his match.
(30 votes)
3.
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.
(30 votes)
4.
Coming soon!
(30 votes)
Mooviees.com is not the official site for this film.
All editorial views and opinions expressed here are for entertainment purposes only.
<>
Movie Database
In Theaters
