Daredevil

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Daredevil

PG-13

Released Feb 14, 2003

1h 44m

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Fantasy

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Attorney Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is blind, but his other four senses function with superhuman sharpness. By day, Murdock represents the downtrodden. At night, he is Daredevil, a masked vigilante, a relentless avenger of justice. When Wilson Fisk (Michael Clarke Duncan) hires Bullseye (Colin Farrell) to kill Daredevil, Murdock must rely on his own senses and search out the conspirators against justice -- which may include his own girlfriend, Elektra (Jennifer Garner).

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Critics Consensus

While Ben Affleck fits the role and the story is sporadically interesting, Daredevil is ultimately a dull, brooding origin story that fails to bring anything new to the genre.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Daredevil has a brooding dark and dank air about it, much like Batman. That's about the only element that lends the movie any character.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 4, 2019

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

From start to finish, the film is death-ridden and employs overamplified sound to pump up its many pornographic images.

Dec 14, 2017

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

It isn't a great film, or even a greatly original one. Still, it has many grace notes, and interesting oddities.

Jul 14, 2015

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... a strange, sometimes maddening movie. It’s shot with a hyperactive camera that jitters like the Flash on a dozen cups of espresso and written as if the actors were speaking the archly pulp dialogue balloons of a real comic book ...

Aug 9, 2024

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

This was brutal to get through...I was in an utter state of confusion during the entire film.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 24, 2023

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

Tonally it is all over the place and barely makes any logical sense; even with the ordinary stuff. The performances were coo coo bananas.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 24, 2023

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Rick C

At multiple points throughout 2003's Daredevil I asked myself, "Who wrote this script?" This movie begins fairly strong with a solid though unnecessarily narrated origin story for the titular protagonist, but quickly devolves into a narrative that misses its mark with such highlights as a melodramatically edgy Bullseye and Matt Murdock sexually harassing his way into Elektra's good graces. The whole movie is also drenched in that drab blue tone that I'm noticing was a trend in late 90s and early 2000s superhero movie productions. Elektra herself is the most interesting character, and as soon as Evanescence started playing to her training montage I knew I would have LOVED this movie as an angsty teenager. I'm not surprised Elektra got her own spinoff and apparent role reprisal in Deadpool & Wolverine (neither of which I have seen as of yet). She earns this movie a star, as well as the gothic overtones because I'm a sucker for bats, full moons, and stained glass windows.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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BRAVE08HERO !

Best Childhood Memories Movie Ever like Spider-Man

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/28/24

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Wendel L

Direção: Ok Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Ok Caracterização: Ruim Soundtrack: Ok

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Nick R

A very poor and utterly pathetic adaptation of the classic comic book character that was done so much better by Netflix and Charlie Cox. This film is trash with bad action, annoying music, and unlovable performances.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Audience Member

filme bom, mas tem partes engraçadas do filme que não deveriam ser assim por concepção, como a cena do murdock lutando contra electra no parquinho, mas de resto achei massa

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/19/24

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thiago s

filme legalzinho, ben affleck é legal como demolidor, mas o vilão principal deveria ter sido o bullseye, e não o rei do crime, eu vou ter que passar pano para a morte da elektra no filme, por que o filme dela de 2005 era antes desses acontecimentos, e no filme do deadpool 3 ela estava em outra dimensão por isso estava viva, o roteiro ficou bacana, o filme tem coisas boas e ruins, mas eu recomendo assitir.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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Synopsis

Attorney Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is blind, but his other four senses function with superhuman sharpness. By day, Murdock represents the downtrodden. At night, he is Daredevil, a masked vigilante, a relentless avenger of justice. When Wilson Fisk (Michael Clarke Duncan) hires Bullseye (Colin Farrell) to kill Daredevil, Murdock must rely on his own senses and search out the conspirators against justice -- which may include his own girlfriend, Elektra (Jennifer Garner).

Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Gary Foster, Avi Arad
Screenwriter: Mark Steven Johnson, Brian Helgeland
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Marvel Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Horseshoe Bay Productions, 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Action/Violence)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $102.5M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, DTS-ES, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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