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The Spirit (2008)

The Spirit
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Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson

Adapted from the legendary comic strip, "The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance told by genre-twister Frank Miller. It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the Spirit to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the Octopus has ... (read more)

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32% liked it
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15% liked it
108 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed by: Frank Miller (II)
Release Date: Dec 25, 2008
DVD Release Date: Apr 14, 2009

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8 hours ago
This movie sucked so bad the Producer said," Wait I was drunk, I thought it was a joke, don't put my name on that SHIT!!!!". HAHAHAHAHA!!! This movie gets negative 3 stars.

Watch Sin City for the good stuff!!!!
11 hours ago
Frank Miller does it again with his nonchalant and graphically intriguing style. Tops Sin City by far.
1 day ago
I have such mixed feelings about this movie.
It went from cheesy to smart/cynical to cheesy again.
The best part was the song in the end credits. ican'tbelieveit'schristinaaguileraholyshit! @_@
2 days ago
When I heard that there was a movie based on The Spirit, one of the best comics EVER coming out, I peed my pants with excitement. When I learned it was being written and directed by Frank Miller, I cried with horror. For those of you who are not comi... (read more)
3 days ago
An embarassment of a film. It's a sin that so many amazing actors were involved. Clearly Robert Rodriguez was the real genius behind Sin City.

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217 days ago
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
More interested in being a technical marvel than a coherent story.
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327 days ago
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
As it went on, I discovered that it had a kind of appealingly dumb, playful quality.
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338 days ago
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
What is most striking about The Spirit is how little pleasure it affords, in spite of its efforts to by sly, sexy, heartfelt and clever all at once.
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338 days ago
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
Ultimately, it's a long, incoherent mess of a film, enlivened only the the sure knowledge that the great Will Eisner's original is available to one and all at your nearest comic-book shop.
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338 days ago
Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun
Macht's weary, fatalistic take on his heroic duties is right out of the Batman mold, while Jackson's Octopus seems little more than The Joker without all the face makeup.
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