one thing i thought was particularly good in the film was the portrayal of dr. manhattan's isolation; his disconnection from the world, how that bothered laurie and those around him, how he was somewhat bothered, if not intrigued, by his own indifference, etc. i got a lot more out of that in the movie than i ever did from the book.
i think the acting here (and i dunno how much was CG and how much was soylent green) was awesome. unlike nite owl's rigid performance, which was awful, there was a lot of depth to how silent and still dr. manhattan was portrayed -- to the point where you could actually note what ozymandias saw in his subtle emotional displays.
