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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a compelling visceral film -- sound, images and characters combined into a decidedly odd visual experience that evokes the feel of a graphic novel. It seems charged from within by its power as a fable; we sense it’s not interested in a plot so much as with the dilemma of functioning in a world losing hope.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

Part conscious and part unconscious, Watchmen tells us of a world without hope and then makes us wonder if we're already living in it.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith PhippsAdd Critic to Favorites

Snyder's Watchmen keeps moving so assuredly, it's nearly impossible not to get swept along.Read the full review

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