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March 6, 2009

‘Watchmen' almost too faithful to book

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

Hey, fanboys. Yeah, you guys, the ones who flooded my inbox with e-mails after I trashed Zack Snyder's “300,” wishing birth defects on my unborn children and suggesting that perhaps my husband isn't — ahem — keeping me satisfied.

Yes, I've read “Watchmen.” I understand why it matters culturally, why it's considered revolutionary in its exploration of flawed superheroes, why it moved you. It moved me, too. And still — or, rather, because of that — I found director Snyder's adaptation hugely disappointing, faithful as it is to the graphic novel.


 
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