Review of Darkman (1990) by Rocky L — 04 Dec 2008

Shot like a classic Sam Raimi movie, but it's so.fucking.DUMB.

This review of Darkman (1990) was written by Rocky L on 04 Dec 2008.

Darkman has generally received positive reviews.

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