Daredevil (2015)

Warning: There will be no spoilers in this review.

Daredevil is where Marvel draws a line in the sand. The movies and network tv are aimed at an all ages crowd, while the online content is not. Online is where the darker stories can be told. There is no better opening statement for this than Daredevil on Netflix.

The quality of the show should not have come as a surprise given Netflix track record, but it did. Maybe it is because the television and movie branding was growing stale in my opinion, but that is besides the point.

Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio manage to completely embody their roles as Matt Murdoch and Wilson Fisk respectively. Their characters becoming more and more three dimensional as they both on their path to hell. The good intentions that this road to hell is paved with is wonderfully littered with a superb supporting cast, providing each of the two lead characters, Fisk and Murdoch, with their own pair of friends as well as a support team each.

The path of their stories is what makes it stand out. No matter how similar the characters paths are, they are on the opposite ends of said spectrum. When one is on top, the other is at the bottom. This duality makes the show more compelling as it acts as an invisible link, causing an unknown anticipation for when they face off.

The action also reflects this, the characters have opposite fighting styles which causes each of them to be unbeatable. The action is also fantastically shot. Cameras pan and change, but never in a way that confuses the audience. It seems brutal as it is shot, but that adds to the tone of the show.

The city is my only complaint. I know that it is an odd complaint, but I was hoping that the city would feel alive and not like a group of set pieces. Sure, there are locations which have personality, but they merely reflect the characters who inhabit them. It is one thing that I hope will improve next season, build a better Hell's Kitchen.

Otherwise, the show was bringing with life and had a range of characters that I was not expecting. I am anticipating the next Marvel/Netflix show.

Number of Episodes: 13

Recommendation: Binge Watch.

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P.S. Later this week expect a movie review of "The Voices" starring Ryan Reynolds