Review of Darkman (1990) by Bruno L — 02 Nov 2011
Phantom of the Opera meets The Mummy and The Elephant Man. Only far less brilliant than any of those films. It's hard to imagine that the same man who made Spider-Man 1 & 2, also made this cringe-inducing cheese-fest.
The villains are really lame, the plot thinner than toilet paper, and the directing an outright mess. Yet, somehow - despite its numerous faults and horrid esthetics - I still found myself sufficiently entertained.
Maybe because it's one of those "so bad, it's good" films, but all in all, it was decent enough to be worth my time. Thankfully, however, the comic book genre has come a long way since its B-movie days in the 90's.
Because who wants to watch semi-crap like this when we got quality action like The Dark Knight and X-Men: First Class? Not me, that's for sure. And what an accomplished actor like Liam Neeson is doing in it, God only knows.
This review of Darkman (1990) was written by Bruno L on 02 Nov 2011.
Darkman has generally received positive reviews.
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