Rotten
Torn between moody grandiosity and cartoonish mayhem, Daredevil tries to have it both ways, and succeeds at neither.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Daredevil
When the streets have gone to Hell, have faith in the devil.
2003 · 1h 43m · PG-13
Action, Fantasy
Directed by
Mark Steven Johnson
Overview
A man blinded in a childhood accident fights crime using his superhumanly-elevated remaining senses.
Director and cast
- Mark Steven Johnson Director
- Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
- Jennifer Garner as Elektra Natchios
- Colin Farrell as Bullseye
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin
- Jon Favreau as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
- Scott Terra as Young Matt
- Ellen Pompeo as Karen Page
- Joe Pantoliano Cast
- Leland Orser Cast
- Lennie Loftin Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
42%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[A] dull actioner.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten
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.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Rotten
The movie has far less emotional weight than, say, Spider-Man.
John Powers, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
The numerous fight scenes have been filmed in Confuse-o-Rama, a headache-inducing technique that mixes a dozen too many cuts per minute, projectile P.O.V., and intermittent glimpses of the hero's sonar sensorium.
Ed Park, Village Voice
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