Daredevil is a 2003 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett. The film stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and on the streets of New York as the masked vigilante Daredevil. Jennifer Garner plays his love interest Elektra Natchios; Colin Farrell plays the merciless assassin Bullseye; David Keith plays Jack "The Devil" Murdock, a washed up fighter and Matt's father; Jordana Brewster plays Jessica Jones, a private investigator who is trying to find out Daredevil's identity and Michael Clarke Duncan plays Wilson Fisk, the crime lord also known as the Kingpin.
Daredevil was released on February 14, 2003. It received generally mixed reviews from critics, with praise aimed at the action sequences, the performances of Michael Clarke Duncan and Jordana Brewster, soundtrack, storyline, visual style and stunts, but criticism for its perceived lack of ambition, while they were divided on Affleck's performance. Nevertheless, the film became the second-biggest February release to that time and went on to a worldwide total gross of $179.2 million against a production budget of $78 million.
