Capitol Records' new singer Novel is a diehard comic book fan. So, he went out to see "Watchmen" this weekend, and penned a review of the film for the site. Read on to see what he thought.

I've had this discussion with a good friend of mine Amir Taron, who believed "The Dark Knight" was a gift and a curse. It had broken new ground for how comic book films would forever be shot, but because of the success of its box office sales and the uncanny performance by the late Heath Ledger, it would make any other comic book film by comparison seem, well ... just "WACK!" Which brings me to "Watchmen". This movie was far from that -- the cinematography, action sequences, and of course the brilliant story line, provided to us by critically acclaimed writer Alan Moore.

The story starts off with the murder of Comedian Edward Blake. This takes place during the 1980s, when president President Nixon was at odds with the Soviet Union during the Cold War and society was on the brink of nuclear disaster. The "no sh** taker, kick ass now, ask questions later" character Rorschach is played by Jackie Earle Haley, who narrates most of the story. His character puts you in the mind of "Batman," except more psychotic. He (Rorschach) runs around playing a detective, trying to solve the murder of the Comedian. While questioning enemies and friends (the Watchmen), he unveils a major conspiracy that threatens the existence of mankind.

Each of our masked heros (the Watchmen) deal with their own personal conflict of what's wrong and what's right, how to save the world, and the age old question: "do the ends justify the means?" Deep sh** huh? Well, the best part of this movie definitely has to go to Jackie Earle's performance. I think he stole the show. It was as if Hannibal Lector was a super hero parading in a dark mask and trench coat as some vigilante. You almost couldn't wait to see who he was going to break next. All in the sake of goodness though. Lol.

The other thing I liked most about this film was how Director Zack Snyder, who also directed "300", brought together the soundtrack with the scenes -- from Bob Dylan to Leonard Cohen's "Halleujah". The opening scene where Comedian exchanges fisticuffs with some unarmed intruder, while Nat Cole's "Unforgettable" plays in the background was a great marriage of sight and sound. In many cases the score can sometimes make or break a movie, in my opinion.

Now the thing I didn't like about this movie was the fact that it didn't quite follow the book all the way. A few things were changed in order to make the it more believable to the average consumer and to translate better on film, which is to be expected because whenever something is translated, you lose a bit of its origins.

So I definitely understand why Alan Moore doesn't support any adaptations of his books to film. You'll never truly do it justice. Plus Hollywood has f***ed up two of his past books to film, "V for Vendetta" and "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", though I gotta hand it to Zack Snyder, he stayed pretty close to the script. Well hopefully the average movie goer will GET this film and understand it's much deeper then some guys running around in tights and capes. I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5 stars. It's no "Dark Knight," but sh** I got my money's worth!