Who should watch "Watchmen?" You.

As the most dark, dense and dizzying film of 2009, “Watchmen” failed to catch on with audiences like the graphic novel it was based on.

But the overwhelming love for the novel pushed director Zack Snyder into a difficult position: He could adapt it religiously, panel-for-panel, or take some liberties.
In the end, Snyder did more of the former than the latter, but the film adaptation drew mixed reviews at best.

Now comes Snyder’s cut of the film, full of 24 minutes of additional story, which pushes the film to more than three hours. For fans of the original material who were disappointed in the film, the new scenes add to the story somewhat significantly.

We get more voice-over awesomeness from vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley), a more fleshed-out Laurie (Malin Akerman) and a few other key scenes from the book rabid fans complained about.

Unlike director’s cuts that are nothing more than marketing gimmicks by the studios in hopes we’ll buy the DVD, this one makes “Watchmen” feel more like a complete film.

Characters are arced out better, and there are certainly more emotional payoffs.

And just like the theatrical cut, this film is still (and even more so) complicated and confusing in spots, but that’s what makes it so damn good. “Watchmen” moves along at an awkward pace, with flashbacks and exposition flowing through the first half. But Snyder’s willingness to let it do so is great.

Aside from Snyder’s extended cut, the disc features solid mini-documentaries about the production process, which show how much everyone involved in the project cared. Sadly, there is no commentary from Snyder, but there’ll be more editions of this film, because despite the box office returns, people will be watching this film for years to come.

Really void of much action aside from a few hand-to-hand combat sequences, “Watchmen” is talky and full of heavy ideas about human nature and the gray area between right and wrong.

The way the events unfold here might make you angry, they might confuse you – but at least they make you think, which you can’t say for 97 percent of films out there.