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This line, from Noises Off..., speaks for itself: "Nothing could prepare us for the horror of Cleveland."

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The only good thing I can say about Daredevil is that it made Two Towers seem a whole lot better. I went in knowing that the reviews were bad, but I was totally unprepared for the level of garbage I was exposed to.

I'm pretty sure that they were going for "dark", but all they accomplished was "insanely violent". And while it wasn't really gory, it was very graphic. Basically, the script writers didn't seem to realize that in order for a story to be dark, it has to be both disturbing and (at least somewhat) powerful. All they managed to pull off was unpleasant.

They were far too enamored with fight scenes (I'd conservatively estimate that two thirds of the movie was fighting) and bad CGI. That unfortunately left almost no time for other things like, say, character development. I think that Ben Afleck tried to convey the whole tortured soul thing that is vital to it being a good story. Unfortunately, except for a scene where he trashes his apartment, he didn't really have much chance.

They did save time for trite one-line "insights" into his soul: "I set out to save the city, but with Electra's help, I saved myself." And that's their idea of character development? And no, putting him on the edge of a building looking out over the city each time he delivers one of these gems does not offset the fact that there was no build up and magically make it a good line.

Oh, and for crying out loud don't use CGI, badly, for no reason. If you want to drop a rose onto the ground in slow motion just do it. It's hard to be moved by the symbolism when all I can think is "Wow that rose looks fake as it bounces off the concrete without deforming."

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