Review of The Crow: Salvation (2000) by Kurt N — 09 Nov 2007

An innocent man is sent to prison and is executed for a crime he did not commit. This storyline has been done more times than a person could count, in the movie industry. The twist here is that the innocent man, played by a still rather unknown Eric Mabius, comes back to avenge what is basically his murder.

Instead of ruthlessly taking out a bunch of prison guards, etc. he takes out the people who framed him. This follows along the lines of what James O' Barr (the creator of the original Crow graphic novel) presented in the idea for his character. An innocent person is killed and brought back to avenge his death, and set right, the wrongs committed.

While this movie was far less known than the first two movies in the franchise--due in large part to it being Directo to DVD--it was still an improvement on that first sequel. Bad pun here, but Savation, for The Crow, is redemption for fans of The Crow.