Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Paz Vega, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson |
Director |
Frank Miller |
Screenplay | Frank Miller, from the comic series by Will Eisner |
Music | David Newman |
Cinematography | Bill Pope |
Editing | Gregory Nussbaum |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Made in | 2008 |
Produced by | Lionsgate, Odd Lot Entertainment, Media Magik Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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Genre | Fantasy, action |
Language | Some, infrequent and mild |
Nudity | Subtle |
Sex | Mostly implied, infrequent |
Violence | Some, frequent but moderate |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | Some smoking and drinking |
Comments | None |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 5 | |
Die Burger Francois Bloemhof | 10 | |
Cape Times Chris Kaltenbach | 10 | |
iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal This film is all about looks. | 10 | |
The Citizen Leon van Nierop This one is all special effects, attitude and appearance and has little substance or thematic appeal. | 10 | |
Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 | |
24.com Ulpha Edries | 1 | |
Box Office Mark Keizer The film features a terrible script devoid of characters worth investing in or a story worth caring about. Fanboys will come out to play initially, but poisonous word of mouth should send them home to await the next sci-fi convention. | 1 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The Spirit is mannered to the point of madness. There is not a trace of human emotion in it. To call the characters cardboard is to insult a useful packing material. The movie is all style — style without substance, style whirling in a senseless void. | 5 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs The Spirit sports an imaginative look and occasionally comes up with some fun moments and bits of dialogue. Otherwise, however, it's just a cool looking ghost with nothing of interest inside. | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 24 critics | 6 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 104 critics | 7 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Though its visuals are unique, The Spirit's plot is almost incomprehensible, the dialogue is ludicrously mannered, and the characters are unmemorable. | 3 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 11654 Netizens Frank Miller Does It Again | 10 | |
Average .. 34% | 7 |