Review of Spawn (1997) by Christopher A — 25 Apr 2009
Finally watched it again 12 years after I saw it in the cinema. It's just as bad as I remembered it being. The voice-over and lack of violence really harm the dark source material. The make-up is fantastic.
Seeing Leguizamo as a short, fat clown is still incredible. Leguizamo is also obviously having a lot of fun and it's his presence that keep this film vaguely interesting. It punches above it's weight with a large amount of poor CGI that now looks even more ridiculous than in 1997.
It manages to evoke some camp charm and some successful gothic imagery, which makes it a strange mix between Burton and Schumacher's Batman films. With this and Batman and Robin in one year, it's no wonder that 1997 was the year comic-book movies nearly became extinct.
This review of Spawn (1997) was written by Christopher A on 25 Apr 2009.
Spawn has generally received mixed reviews.
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