Early Reviews: Worth Watching 'Watchmen'?

The $120 million comic book adaptation Watchmen, one of 2009's most eagerly awaited films, has had its world premiere in London, and early reviews cast the movie as classy but no classic, reports Reuters.

Directed by Zack Snyder, whose 300 was a box office winner in 2007, Watchmen is based on a 1986 comic book series of the same name written by Briton Alan Moore and illustrated by compatriot Dave Gibbons.

Critics gave it mixed reviews:

"For those just watching Watchmen for the Watchmen, without any expectations or knowledge of the comic's storyline or historical importance, this really will be a blast," wrote Mike Ragogna in the internet newspaper The Huffington Post.

But Robbie Collin, of one of Britain's top-selling weekly News of the World, disagreed: "This two-and-a-half-hour wannabe pop culture epic isn't the worst superhero movie ever made ... But it is one of the most spirit-crushingly disappointing," he said.

As with other movies based on his stories, Moore has distanced himself from the film, which hits theaters on March 6.

Asked if Moore was likely to watch the movie, deemed "unfilmable" by some in the business, Snyder told Reuters: "Look, you know Alan has famously said 'I don't want anything to do with it' and I just try and respect that as much as I can."

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