- Studio: New Line Cinema
- Release Date: Aug 1, 1997
- Starring: John Leguizamo, Michael Jai White
- Summary: A government assassin is brought back to life as a black superhero with supernatural powers. (Warner Bros.)
- Director: Mark A.Z. Dippé
- Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Fantasy
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 17
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Mixed: 5 out of 17
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Negative: 8 out of 17
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88It walks and talks like a big budget horror film, heavy on special effects and pitched at the teenage audience, and maybe that's how it will be received. But it's more impressive if you ignore the genre and just look at what's on the screen.
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70The special effects are effective and aggressive, although one might occasionally confuse a divine vortex with a flushed toilet.
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50Todd McFarlane's Spawn plays better on the page, but the adolescents of all ages who buy Spawn comics will probably enjoy the movie. Others should consider themselves forewarned.
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38Shot by a special-effects superstar making his first stab at directing, Mark Dippe, the result is dizzying in its unreality, and the visual tricks are impressive. [01Aug1997 Pg.02.D]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 1 out of 4
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Sam6Is it a terrible movie? No. Is it an ok movie? Sure. Does it deserve the 3 and a half out of for stars that Roger Ebert gave it? Not even close.
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