This movie is a bit of a mess and not only that but it's incredibly boring.
Let's start with Daredevil. His costume design (a all black jump suit - no horns or DD insignia), while practical, is very dull to look at. The film spends lots of time developing Murdock and his supporting cast (once again floating the concept like in a pilot) but it never seems to get past some really bad jokes about sight and blindness. There are a couple of sequences that show the world in Daredevil's "radar vision" that are pretty neat but beyond that when I see Murdock or Daredevil on screen, I want to yawn. Any real action comes from the Hulk.
The Kingpin is likewise horrible. He fails to be menancing in any way. For some reason, this version of the character is camera obsessed... perhaps because it was a tech fad of the day. He is completely obsessed with Daredevil but you don't see how Daredevil could be a real threat because he's an incompetent buffoon. You end up wondering how The Kingpin ever became a crime lord at all.
The whole concept of Banner being locked up is an interesting one. The sequence with the Hulk breaking out of jail is one of the rare highlights in the movie. The other is actually a dream sequence with Banner transforming into the Hulk right on the stand in court! Seeing the Hulk lift the jury box with Stan Lee in it is a nice treat.
The rest of this film is a slow paced mess. They even messed with the classic Hulk opening sequence!
1LR Review - 9 out of 20 - It's a Miss!
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