Watchmen

Director Zack Snyder follows his successful "300" with this dark and edgy film that's brave for its kind of genre. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Alan Moore, Snyder's efforts are admirable for risk taking but the film has its problems that are in inherent in the screenplay with its convoluted story and characters. The story set in 1985 in alternate universe where Nixon is still president and superheros are real. After one of the retired superheros is murdered, another superhero called Rorschach tries to solver the mystery. The story touches on many levels amongst them the human race and its relationship to the environment and technology that threatens its existence. Snyder shows a lot of confidence that works well in some parts but comes short in others, specially by casting relatively unknowns instead of A-list talent that might have helped the film and brought more attention to varies characters. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.