Daredevil
Daredevil

Daredevil

2003Movie103 minEnglish

A man blinded in a childhood accident fights crime using his superhumanly-elevated remaining senses.

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IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic40/100
Google Users65%
Director: Mark Steven JohnsonGenres: Action, Crime, Drama, Superhero

Plot Summary

Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer, fights crime as a vigilante named Daredevil in Hell's Kitchen. After his father, a boxer, is murdered, Murdock hones his enhanced senses to fight the criminal underworld. He clashes with the ruthless crime lord Wilson Fisk, also known as Kingpin, while also dealing with the deadly assassin Bullseye and rekindling a romance with Elektra Natchios.

Critical Reception

Daredevil was met with mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences alike. While some praised its darker tone compared to other superhero films of the era and the performances of Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin and Colin Farrell as Bullseye, many criticized the screenplay, pacing, and Ben Affleck's portrayal of the titular hero. The film was a moderate commercial success but failed to ignite a franchise as intended.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film attempts a darker, grittier take on the superhero genre but is undermined by a convoluted plot and uneven performances.
  • Colin Farrell's over-the-top portrayal of Bullseye and Michael Clarke Duncan's imposing presence as Kingpin are often cited as highlights.
  • Ben Affleck's casting as Daredevil was divisive, with many critics finding his performance lacking.
  • Despite its flaws, some viewers appreciated the film's ambitious effort to bring a less mainstream Marvel character to the big screen.

Google audience: Google users generally found the film to be an entertaining, albeit flawed, superhero movie. Many appreciated the action sequences and the darker tone. However, a significant portion of viewers felt that the story was weak and that the movie did not fully live up to its potential, with some expressing disappointment in the lead performance.

Fun Fact

Colin Farrell's costume for Bullseye was intentionally designed to be gaudy and over-the-top to reflect the character's flamboyant and psychotic nature.

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5 reviews
JPV852

JPV852

While the style and direction are very early 2000s in the superhero genre, I still found this relatively entertaining though seeing this again after many years, don't think Affleck was great in the role, though I did like Jennifer Garner's ...
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

This film feels longer than just 100 minutes! Ben Affleck ("Matt Murdock") is the eponymous super-hero who is blinded by an accident with some toxic waste but as a result, has acute hearing and sensitivity to movement. He spends his days as...
The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

**Daredevil is cheesy but trying to be serious while dripping in 2000s grunge. It isn’t a masterpiece, but it was a solid superhero film for its time.** Daredevil (2003) falls prey to a lot of judgment from people who have spent over a d...
tmdb44006625

tmdb44006625

It's not just that Daredevil is a poorly made movie. It's that it takes a great character and turns him into a mishmash of tired clichés, shamelessly copying The Crow, Spider-Man, The Matrix, as well as both Burton and Schumacher's Batman i...
Rob

Rob

Waste of film stock