“Watchmen” was entertaining and did not disappoint. I was very nervous when the opening credits began and even became sad at one point when I realized that I was about to view someone else’s vision of what I had become very attached to. The opening scenes rolled in with Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’” playing in the background. This was one of my favorite parts of the movie and really set the tone for what we were about to witness: a changing of the guard for the Watchmen and society.

I became immersed in the movie right away, but was disrupted several times. The soundtrack was annoying when mainstream songs were forced into the story, attempting to recreate a 1980s feel. Malin Akerman’s acting was awful, and the makeup for President Nixon and Sally Jupiter looked really fake. The action sequences didn’t seem to fit either, but were well done.

I think that someone not familiar with the graphic novel would be confused. Scene transitions seemed hurried at times. This did keep the story moving forward, though, and it didn’t seem as abrupt since I knew what was coming next.

I give it three-and-a-half stars out of five.

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