Review of Darkman (1990) by Rees Finlay, Maverick Renagade — 09 Jun 2008

One of raimi's best, shows similarities to spiderman.

This review of Darkman (1990) was written by Rees Finlay, Maverick Renagade on 09 Jun 2008.

Darkman has generally received positive reviews.

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