Daredevil (UK)

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He is the man without fear
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 99 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Synopsis:
Ben Affleck is Matt Murdock, a.k.a Daredevil. As a young boy he lost his sight in a chemical accident, which left him with his other senses superhumanly enhanced (and some incredible acrobatic skills). Flash forward and Matt is working by day as a pro bono lawyer (with partner Jon Favreau) and by night as a righteous avenger. The plot sees New York supercriminal Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan) calling on Irish assassin Bullseye (Colin Farrell) to take care of some business involving the father of Jennifer Garner`s Elektra (with whom Matt falls head over heels in love). Daredevil is a shadowy comic book fantasy that provides plenty of fast-paced, high-kicking action.

Special Features:
Audio commentaries with director and producer. Enhanced viewing mode on 8 key scenes. `The Men Without Fear: The Art of Daredevil` (59 mins). `Beyond Hell`s Kitchen: Making Of Daredevil` (58 mins). HBO First Look Special (24 mins). `Moving Through Space: A Day With Tom Sullivan` featurette (8 mins). Jennifer Garner - Elektra. Multi angle scenes (9 mins). Music videos: Evanescence - Bring Me To Life, The Calling - For You, Fuel - Won`t Back Down. Easter Egg gag reel (5 mins). Behind the scenes (20 mins). Multi angle behind the scenes segments (22 mins).

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
DTS 5.1 English

Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English

Directed By:
Mark Steven Johnson

Written By:

Starring:
Jon Favreau
Michael Clarke Duncan
Colin Farrell
Jennifer Garner
Ben Affleck

Casting By:
Donna Isaacson
Eyde Belasco

Director of Photography:
Ericson Core

Editor:
Dennis Virkler
Armen Minasian

Costume Designer:
James Acheson

Production Designer:
Barry Chusid

Producer:
Bruce Devan
Bill Carraro
Kim H. Winther
Bernard Williams
Arnon Milchan
Gary Foster
Kevin Feige
Becki Cross Trujillo
Kathleen M. Courtney
Avi Arad

Executive Producer:
Stan Lee

Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox

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7 / 10
I was very impressed with Spiderman. I thought it was a good all round action packed pop corn flick. I was hopeful then that Daredevil would deliver somehtign similar. I was wrong. The film is lacking in depth, and the story is boring.

Video:

An excellent transfer.

Sound:

I listened to the dts mix and quite frankly was blown away, and this sound mix will be called upon in the future as demo material - fantastic.

Extras:

A wealth of extras to keep most fans of the movie happy, but as I am not, they didn`t do anything for me!
posted by Jim Morrison on 28/10/2003 15:31