A non-spoiler review of the Netflix series

I have always been a big Daredevil fan. When the movie came out 12 years ago, I had high hopes. But those hopes were dashed in what I felt was a watered down, misrepresented form of the cast of characters and stories that I loved from the series.

But now Marvel has seen fit to revisit the character on the newer format of Netflix, which allows them to be more free and in-depth with what they want to do, and be able to release the whole 13 episode origin story in one fell swoop.

This gives us a far more complex and deep glimpse into the character, his past, his friends and the other cast of people who make up this corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

The producers have done a fabulous job of balancing everything together, even with giving Fisk (Kingpin) a love interest that adds a more human element to him, even in the midst of his extreme brutality.

I cannot possibly recommend this show enough to everyone, whether you are a hardened comic fan and reader of the original series, or just a fan of drama, action, adventure and suspense.

Be warned however, the Netflix show has some very brutal, visual sequences in the violent fight scenes. This is the MCU underbelly, down on the street level, in a gritty, dark and corrupt area of New York known as Hell's Kitchen. It has language and extreme violence, so keep that in mind when considering letting your young children watch it.

But the cast is amazing, the acting is top notch and the cinematography is amazing! Just check out the hallway scene in episode two to understand what I mean. It is a sequence that was filmed in one long, uninterrupted shot. Absolutely astonishing.

So if you want to see something that grabs at the seedy underside of the MCU, with characters that you come to care about and root for (or despise), in a believable location with extreme, brutal action, then look no further than this "can't miss" new show on Netflix.

If this is any indication of what the future Neltflix MCU shows (AKA Jessica Jones and Power Man) will be like, then sign me up!

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