The Spirit (Blu-ray) (2008)
Violence
| Director: | Frank Miller |
| Actors: | Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, Gabriel Macht, Jamie King, Paz Vega, Sarah Paulson, Louis Lombardi, Eric Balfour |
The Spirit is the story of Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht), a murdered cop who is mysteriously reborn as the masked crime fighter called the Spirit. Determined to keep his beloved Central City safe, the Spirit pursues Central City's villains from the shadows and seeks to remove to the worst of them all: the psychotic megalomaniac known as the Octopus (Samuel L Jackson). Yet as busy as his ongoing mission keeps him, the dashing crusader always manages to make time for beautiful women, though he never quite knows if they want to seduce, love or kill him. But there is one lady who will never betray him, and to whom he will always be true: Central City, the proud old metropolis where he was born - twice.
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 102mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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Member Reviews (4)
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gjmcn
says
In the last week I have watched two Samuel L Jackson movies this one and Raising Evil and I enjoyed this film like some of the other critics listed here. I really really hate that "experimental" format of Sky Pilots and Sin City it only made the film harder to watch. Forget the hero, forget the strong female characters Sammy is the bestest interestingest character. This film is a likeable watch.
Alex F
says
Halfway between a comedy and an action movie falls halfway short of being entertaining.
nd01
says
Rubbish plot. Acting by lead character poor. One of the worst movies I have seen in the last ten years.
Kieren
says
Another one I missed at the cinema's.
Another big mistake.
I can see why people don't dig this movie, but wow I found it pretty spellbinding.
Visually, it's up there with Sin City, the obvious reason being Frank Millers involvement.
I wasn't that familiar with Will Eisner's comic, but I can see the appeal to the character.
I think it's a movie that is best viewed without too much knowledge before, so my advice is just go with it.
Sam Jackson in a Nazi uniform. Just go with it.
Clunky dialogue. Just go with it.
Rogues gallery of beautiful femme fatals. Just go with it.
Call me crazy, but I dug the hell out of it and between this and Speed Racer, 2008 was the year that I became aware that realism in these kinds of movie is usually a hindrance.
Sometimes it seems, its better to go out there and this film goes WAY out there.