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• Adventure
• Crime/detective

• 2003
• Mark Steven Johnson
• 99 mins
• 15

Summary

Action fantasy starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. Matt Murdock is a blind New York lawyer who fights crime by night as Daredevil using his chemically enhanced senses. But crime lord Kingpin wants him out of the picture and hires psychotic hitman Bullseye to do the deed.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Andrew Collins

There are redeeming features to this high-kicking Marvel comic adaptation - not least its strong visuals and attractive cast - but these do not add up to a satisfying whole. As a child, Matt Murdock is blinded by radioactive waste that simultaneously heightens his other senses. He grows up to be a New York lawyer (played by Ben Affleck) who doubles as a nocturnal, leather-clad crime-fighter. As the first instalment of a potential franchise, the film goes through the motions of setting up the story and characters, with the flashbacks to Matt's boyhood the strongest episode. Thereafter the narrative gets flabby - introducing a soppy love story involving Jennifer Garner of TV's Alias and a cursory game of cat and mouse against Colin Farrell's poorly sketched villain - and the action is sapped of clarity and subtlety by rushed editing and the relentless heavy metal soundtrack. The Marvel TV series version featuring Charlie Cox as the Man without Fear is a much better rendition of the hero's adventures.

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5.3/10

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Cast

rolenameMatthew "Matt" Murdock / DaredevilBen AffleckElektra NatchiosJennifer GarnerWilson Fisk / KingpinMichael Clarke DuncanBullseyeColin Farrell (2)Ben UrichJoe PantolianoFranklin "Foggy" NelsonJon FavreauJack MurdockDavid KeithYoung MattScott TerraKaren PageEllen PompeoJack Kirby, lab assistantKevin Smith (2)Old man at crossingStan LeeQuesadaPaul Ben-Victor

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rolenameDirectorMark Steven Johnson

Details

Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox

Released on

2003-02-14

Languages

English | Greek | Italian

Guidance

Violence, some swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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