The Spirit
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  • Starring: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson
  • Summary: The Spirit is the story of Denny Colt, 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 psysychotic megalomaniac known as the Octopus. 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. (Lionsgate)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 24
  3. Negative: 15 out of 24
  1. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    63
    The Spirit is uneven, but its campy adventure provides some amusing, escapist fun.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    58
    The result is a great-looking movie with an awkward balance of pulp noir and campy self-awareness.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    38
    Maybe if there was something going with the dialogue - snappy Chandlerisms, say, or even just sentences that made sense - the fussy digital artifice of The Spirit wouldn't seem so, well, dispiriting.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    With its starkly contrasted visuals (fierce blacks, Clorox whites, a dash of unholy crimson), The Spirit may resemble a comic book more than any live-action film yet made, but it makes "Max Payne" look like a gleaming jewel of storytelling by comparison.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 54
  3. Negative: 27 out of 54
  1. DreH
    10
    Loved the Noir Style, Loved the cinematography But could of been better.
  2. KendoJ
    8
    Great movie! It's not Sin City or 300 but it's still a 'fun' movie with all the cinematographic brilliance we've come to expect from Frank Miller's movies. 1 part Cheese, 3 parts Awesome.… Collapse
  3. Thegodfatherson
    7
    The Spirit wasn't a really good movie but its one hour running time delivers some mind bending fun. The Spirt's visuals were amazing, it's a comedy crime movie and its well done. The villain- Octopus had a wide verity of weapons and he is played by King Of Crime Samuel Jackson. Gabriel Macht was amazing as the spirit and Eva Mendes is one to watch. overall, the spirit is awesome. Despite its long running time and its horrible animation, it was fun. Frank Miller didn't think before making this film, which shows when you watch it but its crazy and too bloody for a PG-13 rated film because gore is depicted throughout the film. Movies like Frank Miller's Sin City were way better but there is something special about this film.… Expand
  4. grandpajoe6191
    3
    You got to be **** kidding me. What was Frank Miller thinking? Did really think if he used beautiful visuals over a screwed up story he could get like, what, a oscar? If he was, then man, he's thinking WRONG.… Expand

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