Review of The Crow: Salvation (2000) by Martin A — 05 Aug 2007

The violence is of course bloody/gory, but this time it actually feels justified like the first time with Eric. Plus, it's always good to see police officers get theirs when death is knocking on the door.

Alex uses his healing powers more often than his predecessors, either from the actual need to heal or just to be playful. A common occurrence in all three Crow movies seems to be that each hero is shot repeatedly by several people, which undoubtedly proves their short-lived immortality.

Alex, unlike Ashe from the second film, has fun with his victims while he tortures/kills them. It's a better follow-up to the first film. Eric Mabius as the central character shines throughtout. For the first time, we have a character in one of these movies *not* ripping off Brandon Lee, but instead, bringing his own qualities and characterizations to the character.

Eric Mabius seemed to have more fun doing the action scenes than the deep/heart-felt scenes, Kristen Dunst looked out of place. While it's no masterpiece, Salvation pulls its weight and manages to be really good.