Review of Darkman (1990) by Oliver1H — 18 Mar 2013

This movie had the potential to be a really dark movie with an interesting anti-hero, but the cheesy dialogs and cheaply made action sequences ruined it.

This review of Darkman (1990) was written by Oliver1H on 18 Mar 2013.

Darkman has generally received positive reviews.

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