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Daredevil, the new "comic-book" film has Ben Affleck
(Armageddon, Good Will Hunting), and Jennifer Garner (T.V. series Alias, )
as two superheroes. Affleck is Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who becomes a
superhero by night. Garner who is playing Elektra a martial-arts expert,
is followed by Murdock and the two then get to know each other by fighting
in a city park—spinning, kicking, and jumping.
Michael Clarke Duncan (The Scorpion King, Planet of the
Apes) plays the “Kingpin” and rival of Murdock. The ”Kingpin” hires Colin
Farrell (The Recruit) who plays Bullseye to get rid of Murdock. Matt and
Elektra hit it off, and become a duo team that fights the evil that is in
the city. Between the both of them, they become powerful and defeat the
“Kingpin” and Bullseye.
Much of the rest of "Daredevil" is so dark that you can't see
it. I don't think you're missing a great deal. The movie is unoriginal and
unexciting, with a lot of fantasy. Affleck, in his character, makes you
believe he is Batman or Spiderman, but not as cool. This film was written
for an adolescent audience, and there was violence that may not be good
for younger viewers.
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James Clayton (Colin Farrell, “Tigerland”)
is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country and he is just
the person that Walter Burke (Al Pacino, “Any Given Sunday”) recruits to
the CIA. Clayton considers the CIA's mission as an interesting choice to
an ordinary life.
In order for Clayton to become an Ops Officer, he has to
endure the Farm, the CIA's secret training ground, where the veteran
Burke teaches him the ropes and the rules of the game. Clayton rapidly
increases through the ranks and falls for Layla (Bridget Moynahan “Sum
Of All Fears”), one of his colleagues at the Farm. But just when Clayton
starts to question his part of the CIA and decides to call it quits,
Burke hits him up for a special assignment. It soon becomes clear that
at The Farm, the CIA's old sayings are true: "trust no one" and "nothing
is as it seems."
The whole movie is filled with twists and turns that keeps
you motivated to find out the results of Burke's loyalty to the agency.
It’s no doubt this is a great Pacino film with the new kid Colin
Farrell. It shows a side of the CIA that is rarely shown---distrust and
when the agents turn bad.
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