I find myself wanting to give Moore the benefit of the doubt when it comes to his characterization of females, but I remember finishing up the GN feeling more or less what you've mentioned. And the movie made things that much worse with the miserable acting from the two female characters (I feel Gugino ending up *acting down* when paired with Akerman, which, heh, yeah, alright). But Patrick and Jackie made it happen. Check it out in theatres, see how it moves you. There's enough explode-y to justify movie house bucks.