I've got a little theory: if a movie has a strong opening scene, chances are you'll be in for a treat. A case in point being Watchmen. Speaking of a cinematic experience. Set in a stylized alternate universe in the 1980s and with the cold war getting up steam, lives of an older and newer generation of anti-superheroes, so-called Watchmen, whom by then have been declared unlawful, become entangled as the murder of one of the former prompts the latter to look into the matter only to come upon a sinister plot that aims to hasten The Doomsday Clock to strike noon as the world's two superpowers teeter on the brink of a nuclear showdown. As our heroes dust off their costumes questions are posed but left unanswered on humanity, morality, and religion. You've got to see it to believe it.
(Running time: 162 minutes)
