I think it's important to establish right away that this is not an action movie. Those who see it expecting an action movie (as I was) may be disappointed by what they find (I was decidedly not!). This is not the next 300. It's more of a noir, with broader implications on what it means to be American, what it means to be human, and what it might mean if you're a little more than human.
The world the film is set in and the history of the Watchmen are both established during the title sequence in a series of beautifully created scenes that seem to bring photographs to life before our eyes, and this powerful and beautiful imagery continues throughout the nearly three hour film. If one thing can be overwhelmingly said for director Zack Snyder it's that he pays attention to every aspect of every shot he creates, painting in the corners, filling in the lines, creating amazing images for us to digest along with the surprisingly heady script.
The characters in this movie are by no means your everyday, righteous superheros. These are deeply flawed people living in a world they (or most of them at least) feel a duty to protect. But what can they do when, after all, they're only human (or most of them at least). You won't like all these "heroes," but you may see yourself in them.
Try not to go in with false expectations and you will find a beautiful, very visceral and disturbing, and richly rewarding movie.
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