Daredevil

Name: Daredevil
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime
Released: February 14, 2003
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Ben Affleck, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan

2003

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: February 14, 2003 | TV-14

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

Summary: Ben Affleck stars as the blind Marvel Comics character who is a lawyer by day and vigilante by night.

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 103 min

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Kimberley Jones

In short, the actors deserve a big round of applause -– especially Affleck, for finally wiping the smug look off of his face (OK, 80% smug-free); Garner, for her dead sexy mix of attitude and adrenaline; and the grunting, googly-eyed Farrell, for … well, for being "fookin’" nuts, I guess. Read full review

James Berardinelli

It's an adequate superhero yarn, but, hopefully, it's not the best of the burgeoning genre that 2003 has to offer. Read full review

William Arnold

Its overall effect is distinctly underwhelming. Read full review

John Powers

Johnson clearly digs the idea of Daredevil as an agonized hero, slathering the screen with gloomy lighting and Catholic imagery, yet the movie has far less emotional weight than, say, "Spider-Man" (whose building-hopping pyrotechnics it often appears to be copying). Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Daredevil is the sort of half-assed, visually lackadaisical potboiler that makes you rue the day that comic-book franchises ever took over Hollywood. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Casting Affleck would have paid off had the conflicted, acerbic star of “Boiler Room,” “Changing Lanes,” or even “Bounce” shown up. Instead we're left with the cardboard hero of “Armageddon” and “The Sum Of All Fears,” a caretaker leading man wholly dependent on the quality of the movie around him. Sadly, there's not much of that. Read full review

Ed Park

Affleck and impressively amazonian Alias star Jennifer Garner (as the ninjitsu-savvy daughter of a wealthy tycoon) are lankier than "Spider-Man's" Maguire and Dunst, which is good if you like lanky, but their relationship substitutes cliché for chemistry. Read full review

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TylerDurden900

Jul 19, 2014

Daredevil is an excellent marvel comic and superhero movie. The movie received a lot of flak when it was
released. I don't see why, the movie is terrific. From the acting to the special effects, the movie hits the
mark. Daredevil deserves the utmost kudos for staying true to the darkDaredevil is an excellent marvel comic and superhero movie. The movie received a lot of flak when it was
released. I don't see why, the movie is terrific. From the acting to the special effects, the movie hits the
mark. Daredevil deserves the utmost kudos for staying true to the dark themes of the comic book.
Daredevil and The Punisher are the truest movies to the comic books and they both received low reviews.
The reviews mean nothing because both of the movies are magnificent. Both movies are 100 percent true to the marvel comics, A+ for both movies.… Expand

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Vicinity578

Aug 14, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Daredevil is what you expect from a marvel themed action film. Daredevil has impressive special effects, a nifty twist, a talented cast who bring the character's to life. Daredevil is a worth entry to the marvel superhero series.… Expand

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roddersj04

Dec 29, 2010

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know what your thinking. 8 for Daredevil? The original is worth 6 at most, the 8 is for the Directors Cut version, which is better than the original cinematic version. For the Directors Cut, a sub-plot is added where Matt and Foggy Nelson take the case of a murdered prostitute, with a drug addict framed for the murder, played by Coolio. This addition makes the film seem darker than the original cut. Foggy Nelson is given more to do than be just the lawyers sidekick and we get more time with Matt Murdock as a lawyer than a masked vigilante. Also, the reason the cops come for Kingpin at the end seems more believable than in the original cut. The opening origin is extended, focusing more upon Matts catholic upbringing and making us feel more for his relationship with his father, which makes it more tragic when his father is murdered. However, many flaws still remain. The playground fight scene's a big one, and you can't help but feel that Jennifer Gardners casting as Elektra was just stunt casting, due to her being in Alias. I personally liked Colin Farrels portrayal as Bullseye. He plays the character crazy and enjoyable, just like Bullseye. I feel they missed a trick though. When Bullseye asks Kingpin for a costume, that was the right moment for Bullseye to get his Marvel costume. But seeing Ben Afflecks gimpy DD costume and the schoolgirl Elektra, maybe a Bullseye costume was better left undone. Michael Clarke Duncan will always be John Coffey off the Green Mile for me, so I'm not fully convinced as him playing Kingpin. I was convinced in his battle with Daredevil and him talking with Bullseye, but not much else. And Ben Affleck as Daredevil? I honestly didn't mind him. Who would've thought the addition of Coolio would help this become a better film? Still confounded by Ben Urich finding the gasoline/alcohol marked DD which he set on fire...… Expand

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Fuad_RMNM

Apr 26, 2022

It’s Good for Superhero Mood

In the 2000s, Daredevil (2003) is pretty good for superhero movies themed as a vigilante – who seeks justice by themselves. In my POV, somehow, vigilante movies sound interesting to the audience because as a society we already tend to have some distrust issuesIt’s Good for Superhero Mood

In the 2000s, Daredevil (2003) is pretty good for superhero movies themed as a vigilante – who seeks justice by themselves. In my POV, somehow, vigilante movies sound interesting to the audience because as a society we already tend to have some distrust issues with law enforcement. This issue is well narrated through Daredevil's story that seeks justice during the day by following the law rule as a pro bono lawyer, but during the night, he contrasts all of that as Daredevil – a blinded man with superhuman strength. He possesses intelligence from his lawyer job and superhuman strength from his enhanced basic human sensory, especially in hearing sensory – accurately knowing the position of everything. These make him pretty badass as a superhero and vigilant executor.

The pros are great acting performance and audience value, good storyline and visuals, and iconic music. We can see great acting performances for Jennifer Garner as Elektra and Colin Farrell as Bullseye. In my POV, Ben Affleck's performance is just standard as the Daredevil, no offense. Besides that, audience value is great by making a statement about choosing to be a bad guy or a good guy as a vigilante. Maybe it also has a little dark theme for the value but is covered with a romance story to spice it up and make it emotional. The storyline is pretty good because it felt reasonable and the visual is pretty standard quality. The most unexpected is iconic music for using Bring Me to Life by Evanescence. Tbh, I barely know why this song was hype but rn, I know that! Big thanks for this movie. However, the cons are the storyline, visual, and emotional quality is hardly considered a superheroes movie. At that time, it can’t be compared to Spider-Man and X-Men which sadly Daredevil should be much better because both of it has already been made. Daredevil should be compared to other superhero movies with the vigilant theme, The Punisher (2004) and Venom (2018). Compared to those, absolutely Venom was the winner lol. Reasonable coz it’s the newest one – the most developed film industry.

In my personal POV, this movie is good enough and not as bad as the rumors. Compared to the movie spin-off, Elektra (2005), Daredevil is still much better. Daredevil is still worth to watch wondering how Marvel Studios movie quality is in back the old days but please don’t expect too much.… Expand

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J-Shap

Aug 27, 2011

For a superhero that's supposed to be so dark and tortured by guilt (emotional and Catholic), Daredevil is a rather goofy movie. It's dialogue feels like it was written by someone who had never read a comic book trying to emulate one, and scene after scene of forced drama (and by drama, IFor a superhero that's supposed to be so dark and tortured by guilt (emotional and Catholic), Daredevil is a rather goofy movie. It's dialogue feels like it was written by someone who had never read a comic book trying to emulate one, and scene after scene of forced drama (and by drama, I mean play a ton of emo songs).… Expand

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DarkwingSchmuck

Mar 13, 2022

This is a silly adaptation that plays itself completely straight-faced. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are miscast, while Colin Farrell seems to be in an entirely different movie from everyone else. At the very least, Farrell seems to be the only one who understand he's in a farce. TheThis is a silly adaptation that plays itself completely straight-faced. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are miscast, while Colin Farrell seems to be in an entirely different movie from everyone else. At the very least, Farrell seems to be the only one who understand he's in a farce. The direction is sloppy, the soundtrack is terribly dated, the songs are awkwardly placed, and its fight scenes are cut like an MTV music video.… Expand

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Gloom-shroom

Mar 18, 2022

**** garbage just hated this right as i made it to the first hour **** this film

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