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Mega-budget action adventure based on the comic strip by Will Eisner. Gabriel Macht stars as Denny Colt, the former rookie cop who returns from the dead as The Spirit, a mysterious hero whose mission is to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His nemesis is the equally elusive Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), who plans to wipe out the entire city in his relentless quest for immortality and immediately kills anyone who has the misfortune to glimpse his face. As The Spirit pursues this cold-hearted killer, he finds himself becoming a magnet to a collection of beautiful women (played by Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes and Jaime King), all of whom have their own reasons for wanting to get close to him - whether it be to seduce him, love him or kill him.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Casey Becker
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This film is worth a watch, but don't take it too seriously. It may have been made by the people that did Sin City and 300 but this film has it's tongue firmly in cheek. It has some laugh out moments, and it looks fantastic, However, the story is weak and the characters undeveloped enough for me. Scarlett Johanson is AMAZING as usual, and as she states in the film - looks fantastic. Samuel L Jackson overacts throughout the film, as usual.
It's worth a watch, but not really worth watching twice in my opinion. The Spirit is just a bit of floss really ;)
It's worth a watch, but not really worth watching twice in my opinion. The Spirit is just a bit of floss really ;)
33 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By django davis
Format:DVD
The easiest thing in the world is to crticise something negatively, we're all good at that, so here's a more difficult to put together positive critique.Forget all the basically "What a load of rubbish" reviews. Ok it's not faithful to the original stories (how many movies are?), and he wears a black suit not his iconic blue one (a very major sin in some people's minds but it suits the muted colours better), but this is a comic story put onto the big screen after all. How logical do you expect it to be. It's about a man who's dead after all and can't die again, how realistic is that!! I have to agree, the Nazi bit came straight from the left field and some of the acting could be a bit better, but they are playing comic book characters don't forget. That aside I actually liked it... a lot. Sure the dialogue isn't up to the standard of Shakespeare, but remember neither were Sin City or 300; they used the original text from the comic books and were equally unusual; Miller wrote the script for this movie in a similar style. Let's be fair, the acting in 300 and Sin City didn't exactly set the world on fire, but really suited those films; it's the same here. Sure it's nothing like other comic adaptations like Spiderman, Batman, X-Men, Iron Man and so on, but that doesn't make it bad. It's just different; a little more arty if you like. I find that when people are very fond of something, be it a type of music, book, tv show or in this case movie, they can get a bit precious about things and become unnecessarily, sometimes vitriolically, damning of something which doesn't match their own idea of how it should have turned out (We've all seen Comic Book Guy on the Simpsons). Relax, open your mind and consider if you really would have done anything differently or better (and that's subjective remember)...... Read more ›
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By S. Drury
Format:Blu-ray
Ok this may not be quite as good as sin city or 300, but it is a very cool comic book film none the less! The cast is really good and play there parts well especially Sam Jackson as usual, the story is good and the effects are well done! This is certainly worth checking out if your big into comic book movies dont be put off by other individuals negativity! For this money you are getting a smart film and some good features and on the plus side it too is one of the best transfers to date with a perfect picture quality.
By tony a
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this video purely because it had been voted as No.10 in the 50 Worst Films ever made.
Looking at the cast I thought that it can't be that bad=======but it was.
This film is so bad that it is absolutely brilliant.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT TAKE IT WITH BOTH HANDS
Looking at the cast I thought that it can't be that bad=======but it was.
This film is so bad that it is absolutely brilliant.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT TAKE IT WITH BOTH HANDS
17 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Blu
Format:Blu-ray
Save the best for first: in pure sound and vision terms this is the greatest Blu-Ray produced to date. The picture quality shows sharpness, depth and contrasts above and beyond "The Dark Knight", "Casino Royale" and, in my eyes, even "Sin City". The sound quality is also in a class of its own: DTS HD Master Audio 7.1! The first BD I've come across with this quality, edging out X-Men 3's 6.1 effort for multi-channel HD class. I think most home cinema fetishists will have to buy this disc, whatever they think of the film.
The film is good, but very much an acquired taste. Contrary to many reports I had read in magazines and on the net "The Spirit" is free of bad acting, but the director has chosen and accomplished a very camp, tongue-in-cheek style for his mid 20th century heroes, and this sure as hell looks like bad acting until you size up the film's specific gravity. It is a film that takes neither itself nor the superhero genre seriously, endlessly self-parodying and always aware of the most typical cliches and how to play with them. If you just want a good superhero/comic-book flick, you may very well hate this and find it truly annoying. But if your sense of humour is generous enough you will find a lot of laughs in this film, and yet still a fair amount of the compelling and gripping; just know that the film will always let go of that grip and laugh as you fall a moment later.
As another reviewer on here states, an open mind is the key. Perhaps rent it first, if you can, it will not please everyone. But it is an entertaining and original film, think of it as a Charles Hawtrey to Sid James's "Sin City". And for anyone who lays great weight on picture and audio quality, it is a revelationary sensory experience. Great value too at the moment. Enjoy.
The film is good, but very much an acquired taste. Contrary to many reports I had read in magazines and on the net "The Spirit" is free of bad acting, but the director has chosen and accomplished a very camp, tongue-in-cheek style for his mid 20th century heroes, and this sure as hell looks like bad acting until you size up the film's specific gravity. It is a film that takes neither itself nor the superhero genre seriously, endlessly self-parodying and always aware of the most typical cliches and how to play with them. If you just want a good superhero/comic-book flick, you may very well hate this and find it truly annoying. But if your sense of humour is generous enough you will find a lot of laughs in this film, and yet still a fair amount of the compelling and gripping; just know that the film will always let go of that grip and laugh as you fall a moment later.
As another reviewer on here states, an open mind is the key. Perhaps rent it first, if you can, it will not please everyone. But it is an entertaining and original film, think of it as a Charles Hawtrey to Sid James's "Sin City". And for anyone who lays great weight on picture and audio quality, it is a revelationary sensory experience. Great value too at the moment. Enjoy.
17 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
One of the lesser know comic book heroes, The Spirit is an enigmatic and subtle figure, who inhabits a world of mad scientists (of course), embittered femme fatales (naturally), and world-weary police captains (why not). The film, directed by Frank Miller, is very much in the mould of Sin City; there are sudden splashes of colour, usually red, but the action is usually drenched in dark and broody black, with surreal occurrences the norm and cartoonish violence a regular visitor. Samuel L Jackson co-stars alongside relative newcomer Gabriel Macht as The Spirit's nemesis: The Octopus, and his usual intense performance stands-out against the overall tongue-in-cheek feel of the film.
Overall this a great bit of escapism; well-acted, fun and neatly skirting superhero cliché, the film provides a welcome alternative to its more populist comic book cousins.
Overall this a great bit of escapism; well-acted, fun and neatly skirting superhero cliché, the film provides a welcome alternative to its more populist comic book cousins.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointing...
As I am a huge fan of Gabriel Macht in Suits, I wondered what else he had appeared in, so having carried out a search online, I came across this film, The Spirit. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs G M Clarke
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nonesense
Almost gave up after twenty minutes, but soldiered on for another twenty, before finally calling it a day. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Alan H
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great watch
I gave the DVD to a charity to boost their funds and thus replaced it now I have a Blu ray player.
Published 4 months ago by Paul Higbee
1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible
It`s a shame seeing Samuel L. Jackson participate in such a bad movie. With a totally idiotic script and acting, I stopped watching the film after only 20 minutes and promptly... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pery Machado
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfection
I can't believe the film got so much stick..
I'm quite the film buff; into Godard, Bergman, Allen, Independent/Arthouse etc. Read more
I'm quite the film buff; into Godard, Bergman, Allen, Independent/Arthouse etc. Read more
Published 17 months ago by CD
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible
I loved Sin City and was drawn in by the hype for this one. I feel massively let down. It is absolutely terrible. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2010 by Random
2.0 out of 5 stars
Terribly boring comic hero action
This threw me completely. The trailer made it look good. The poster campaign was sassy. It was a major release. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2010 by Benminx
2.0 out of 5 stars
A complete disappointment.
I was a big fan of Frank Miller's `Sin City', and considering `The Spirit' is directed and written by Frank Miller, I was expecting a film very much in the same vein as `Sin City',... Read more
Published on 4 July 2010 by Ernie
4.0 out of 5 stars
hey, it's really rather GOOD
it's possible that director frank miller has turned out to be his own worst enemy.
without miller's comic books (namely 'dark knight returns' and 'batman: year one') we... Read more
without miller's comic books (namely 'dark knight returns' and 'batman: year one') we... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2010 by a-to-the-d
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible - nothing like the original
Terrible film. Had no value whatsoever (other than perhaps to show how not to make a movie).
It was nothing like the comic. The Octopus.. what were they thinking. Read more
It was nothing like the comic. The Octopus.. what were they thinking. Read more
Published on 31 May 2010 by Mr. A. Buckle
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