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Wednesday, April 8
The Indiana Daily Student

Retribution in 'Daredevil' DVD

YAWN! What? I have to review another mediocre superhero movie? Oh, all right. So here's the story of a blind lawyer Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck), who lost his sense of sight in a childhood accident but gains exceptionally advanced capabilities in his remaining four senses. Determined to do good, Murdock dresses up in a red leather outfight and fights evil under the name of Daredevil. Writer/Director Mark Steven Johnson manages a decent script after lifting a lot from Frank Miller's "Daredevil" comics. On the directing front, however, Johnson does a really shoddy job. Fight scenes look horribly fake and effects are subpar. As for the acting, Affleck isn't half-bad as Matt Murdock, but others such as Jennifer Garner as Elektra and Colin Farrell as Bullseye seem really uncomfortable with their characters and come off as campy and two-dimensional. \nThe special features DVD has a whole host of material on it which may interest viewers. It's split into two segments: the film and the comic book. The film segment covers all aspects of the movie with behind-the-scenes documentaries, interviews with cast and crew, Jennifer Garner's screen test and other informative tid-bits like how difficult it was to come up with a costume because no one was sure what shade of red to use. The comic book segment holds something that comic book fans will drool over: interviews with every single major comic book industry figure who has ever worked on the "Daredevil" comic books! From Stan Lee to Frank Miller to Kevin Smith, they're all there to put in their two cents. It turns out to be a fascinating look into the minds of the people behind "Daredevil"

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