Review of Darkman (1990) by Steve W — 13 Feb 2008

A great comic book movie! Seriously how can you go wrong with Liam Neeson, Sam Raimi directing and music by Danny Elfman!!

This review of Darkman (1990) was written by Steve W on 13 Feb 2008.

Darkman has generally received positive reviews.

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