Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Spirit


An ex-policeman that died and was brought back by a crazy scientist is now fighting crime in Central City under the alias "The Spirit". He helps police try and stop the maniac "The Octopus".

The second movie from Frank Miller that uses the technique from Sin City. I do not know why this movie is rated as low as it is, I found it to be very viewable and entertaining.

This is yet another movie based on a comic. And yet another comic I have never heard about. Luckily the movie is still highly viewable. The story itself is decent and is very similar to other comic book stories. With a hero and a his villain and the fight between them.

The characters are a bit hollow with exception of The Octopus, played by Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson has an unique way of coloring his characters and they almost always end up interesting and cool. The rest of the movie is above average, yet not perfect. Music is decent, the same goes for screenplay and directing. It lacks the little extra that Sin City had but is overall a good movie. 7/10