Watchmen Movie

When I first heard that Jeffrey Dean Morgan would be playing the Comedian, the rough-and-tumble, cigar-smoking, flame-spewing, superbad assassin from WATCHMEN, my first thought was… You mean the guy from Grey’s Anatomy? (that’s right, I’ve seen Grey’s Anatomy)

In other words, Morgan was not my first choice. The Comedian is a bad, bad man (pretty much any of the shocking, controversial things you’ve heard about the movie can be attributed to this character), and I don’t really get a bad vibe from Morgan. I get more of a fun uncle vibe. Hopefully I can be forgiven for thinking that the man who starred in such notable epics as P.S. I love You and Fred Claus was not the best choice to play a war-mongering rapist.

But once I saw the guy in costume and makeup, I did change my mind… somewhat. For starters, it’s almost creepy how much Morgan looks like the character in the comic book, and that’s about half the battle for me. Furthermore, from what I’ve seen in the trailers, Morgan does seem to have a handle on the whole “I love violence” thing that the Comedian is known for. For proof, check out the scene where he smirks while spraying down a wave of enemies with a flame-thrower, and then lights a cigar… with the same flame-thrower.

All in all, I give Morgan my seal of approval, but I still think there might have been a better choice. Who exactly? I’m not sure. I guess I’m getting picky…

In any event, apparently Morgan loved going to the firing range, so that’s a step in the right direction.

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