Sadly Over-hyped

Fantastic!

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Unlike most of other reviews say, the movie is respectful of Dylan Dog comics. There are a lot of details that are not necessary to the story but remind what is found in the comic books (the clarinet, the car, the gun...). There are even two moments where Groucho Marx is visually recalled, as to say: "We really would like to put him in the movie but we can't afford a copyright sue." Above all, Dylan Dog's wit is there. So I didn't mind that there is no London, or that Brandon Routh has too many muscles under the red shirt. Maybe the metaphysical moments of the comic were missing. But I found the story is good, it is a fine noir with horror inserts, about an underground world that is not so underground, and a lot of irony. I was about to say it deserves 8/10. But then, came the final that has terrible effects, bad editing, bad coherence, bad plausibility, and is also unnecessary. It's like as someone came and put in some pages of another script (remember "A night at the Opera"?).

I am a huge Dylan Dog fan. I started reading the comics since I was 10, and if anyone who is a DD fan is considering watching this film, don't do it. Just don't. Do yourself a huge favor and don't. There is no Gruco, there is no inspector Bloch, and the story is set not in London, but in New Orleans. Oh, and even the color and type of his car is wrong. For crying out loud it's like they were trying to do everything wrong. I have no idea how Sclavi didn't put veto on this.Everything about this film is wrong. They succeeded in ruining a perfect story.

Dylan Dog might have been outstanding as a TV series...especially on a station like the CW because it had a distinct "Supernatural" "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" feel to it though it never reaches that level of entertainment but they do try and cram a lot into a small movie. The budget on this film was enormous compared to the final product. I can't believe they got a twenty million dollar budget. Everything was just done averagely. At the same time the film also felt like it was almost too ambitious packing in zombies, vampires, werewolves, murder mystery, comedy, action all at once. I know nothing of Dylan Dog and the comic books so I went into this blindly and simply for entertainment value. While it wasn't completely without charm it certainly misses the mark.I am a fan of Brandon Routh, first as Superman, which I enjoyed despite other opinions, and then on Chuck (which sadly ends tomorrow night for the record.) So I was eager to see him in another leading role. The role suits him for the most part and he does well. The Sam Spade type narration is kind of fun and he certainly pulls off the action scenes well enough but is bogged down by an overwrought script. Sam Huntington plays his sidekick who becomes a zombie. He is entirely meant for comic relief and the chemistry between him and Routh is good but unfortunately Huntington is overused for laughs and becomes the Jar Jar Binks of Dylan Dog. He is silly and never gets any real depth to his character. Anita Briem's character should have been a vital role to the story and she actually gets some really good scenes towards the end but up until then she is underused and underdeveloped like much of the film. Same could be said for Taye Diggs, who is an excellent actor, and really could have been something as the vampire villain but instead is used as almost fodder for Dylan Dog and gets very little good screen time. He's supposed to be the 'big bad' but is reduced to barely supporting character.I knew almost immediately while watching this that the director was probably very new to the big screen and sure enough Kevin Munroe has one other credit and its animated. He doesn't have the skill or experience to handle the content of this film. It should have a terrific supernatural action flick with a touch of comedy and instead it turns out to be a real mess with no clear direction or experience. As I said it is entertaining and has its moments and some of the special effects are great to look at but unfortunately its immature and poorly made for the most part. 6/10

I hate it when the trailers promise a fun, diverting movie, only to be supplanted by a dismal reality. "Dylan Dog" is just such a supplanting.This is far from the worst movie I've ever seen. "Hired Hand" would be in the running for that distinction. What it is, is a sad under-performer. It was a promising premise that was killed in the execution.The premise is a world-weary good guy with a past as a go-between betwixt the monster world and the humans, dragged back into practice by a nefarious plot. That much you get from the trailers. You also get a promise of monsters, fights, and dark humor.What we get is a bad choice for a lead, a bad choice for a supporting actor, and a series of stupid moments punctuated by too few deliveries on the promise of the premise.Brandon Routh is a good-looking, fit feller who doesn't act much, at least not in this movie. His way of delivering "world-weary" is to speak in monotone and not smile as much. Yawn.But I'd take that over his frenetic sidekick, played by the American "Being Human's" Sam Huntington. Recognizing him in the trailers had added to my anticipation of the movie, because he was some fun in the series. I discovered that little doses of Huntington may work, but 108 minutes really doesn't.Every time Huntington's Marcus opened his mouth, the movie ground to a halt. Sheer obnoxiousness. I kept asking myself, "Why is he even in this scene? Why does Dog even have him there?" With only the exception of digging them out of the crypt (after a lot of time-stopping whining), when there IS a stated rationale, the character balks, and that in the most annoying way conceivable to man.The only people who have any fun with their roles and bring any life to the movie are Taye Diggs as Vargas the vampire, and Marco St. John as Borelli, along with some fun zombie cameos. But they're not enough to save the flick from the leads and the plot and the wretched character non-development.For instance, the female lead starts off opening the movie in a fun, promising scene. But her father (who she is supposed to seem to love) is gruesomely murdered, and her reaction is really not to react. No horror, no grief, nothing. First Bad Sign of bad things to come.Then there is just stupidity on stupidity, stupid risks and stupid moves. I'll suspend belief to enjoy a movie, but don't insult me. This movie insults me. For instance: is it a good idea actually to see what you're shooting at, before you empty your gun? I think so. Mostly, Dog thinks so - except in a climactic scene.And finally, I guess viewers haven't even bothered to mention continuity stupidities. Dog is being sealed (we guess, though the lid isn't that heavy and is never seen to be sealed) in a crypt/grave. Routh is "acting" by hanging his head. But someone knew that was boring and undramatic, so they looped him screaming "Vaaaarrrrgaaaasssss!" — as he still see his head hanging motionless (and silent) in the background. Then the vampires slide the lid on over him — and the next shot shows Dog, STILL with his head hanging in emotionless boringness.In conclusion: not the worst movie ever, but a big disappointment. In reviewing it, I talked myself out of a 4 and into a 3.