FILM CHOICE

Watchmen 5STAR, 9.00pm

AT the height of the Cold War, former superheroes driven into retirement by public outcry are shocked by the murder of one of their number. As they face the possibility of a conspiracy to eliminate them, the world edges closer to the brink of nuclear war. This adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s comicbook series is pretty faithful, even if it does tinker with the finale. Man of Steel director Zack Snyder does a great job of mirroring Gibbons’ artwork, and the memorable opening titles brilliantly set the tone for what is to come. Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup and Matthew Goode head the cast.