Disney's excessively hyped "A Christmas Carol" brings Dickensian details to such sumptuous life that you mostly forgive it for possessing a stop-motion soul.

Disney's excessively hyped "A Christmas Carol" brings Dickensian details to such sumptuous life that you mostly forgive it for possessing a stop-motion soul.

Every superhero has issues.

Batman clings to the murder of his parents. Superman is left flabbergasted by flighty Lois. The Hulk desperately needs a Dr. Phil intervention.

Yet the characters in the long-anticipated "Watchmen" film adaptation lug around damaged psyches not traditionally found lurking beneath superhero capes.

Once-studly Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson) struggles to get out of neutral in the bedroom. Pessimistic Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) is hellbent on eradicating child predators. The blue and quite nude Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup) discovers it's not easy playing God, especially when pesky reporters start digging into your past.