Who's watching them?

Apparently much of the country considering the box office take from this films opening weekend. I too was sucked in to shelling out a cool $9.50 to see the latest offering in comic based movies. Having been horribly disappointed by the Spirit I was yearning for comic redemption. What did I get? About an hour and a half nap followed by another hour and a half of actually intriguing plot. That’s right, a three hour tour. On many titles I crave more and three hours is an easy sit for me, but somehow this film managed to bring character development to all all time high in boring factor. The constantly switching internal monologues and convoluted mish-mash of back story was enough to give anyone not familiar with the comic series a migraine. Perhaps the die hard graphic novel fans ate it up, however I must admit I was practically snoozing half way in. And seriously, is Dr. Manhattan’s schlong a credited character? For the amount of screen time Mr. Winky captured that man should get a porn bonus. Having not read the book I have to ask… is he that exposed for movie hype or are they trying to be true to the comic? Wavering blue balls aside, Dr. Manhattan’s back-story and eventual set-up are the most intrigues points in the movie. I think all the actors played well, it just is too long and tries to cover too much in one sitting.