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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 25 Dec 2008

Based on the evidence supplied by his solo directorial debut her, it appears that Miller's artistic contributions to Sin City extended no further…

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By Donald J. Levit (489) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 24 Dec 2008

To be fair to those embarrassed onscreen in 'The Spirit,' this movie's dialogue would tax the thespian talents of anyone…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 24 Dec 2008

Marred by hammy overacting and horrendous writing by a filmmaker who clearly doesn't share Eisner's charming sense of humor…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 24 Dec 2008

The Spirit does not believe in itself. It thinks comics are a joke -- and it appears to thinks that movies are a joke, too…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 24 Dec 2008

A disaster in nearly every way. Samuel L. Jackson seems to be channeling Grace Jones by way of Uncle Remus from Song of the South…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 24 Dec 2008

As the vamps, Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson might be posing for a fashion spread with just one note to play -- gorgeous high-bitch mockery…

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By Frank Lovece (341) for Newsday (2,345) on 24 Dec 2008

Gorgeous cinematography and design can't mask the hollow core and bizarre ugliness of this mishandled comics adaptation…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 24 Dec 2008

The Spirit is uneven, but its campy adventure provides some amusing, escapist fun…

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By Jason Anderson (395) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 24 Dec 2008

At which exact point The Spirit hits rock bottom is a matter of debate…

Review of The Spirit (1987)

By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 24 Dec 2008

I would recommend The Spirit to a cinematography buff, but I can't think of anyone else who would go for it…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 24 Dec 2008

What's missing here, sadly, is the script…

Review of The Spirit (1987)

By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 24 Dec 2008

Miller clearly wanted to make an impression, and that he does…

Review of The Spirit (1987)

By Jim Slotek (879) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 24 Dec 2008

The Spirit is a mess of mannerisms and who-cares plot twists that keep piling up on each other. Kind of like a multiple car wreck…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 24 Dec 2008

Only Sarah Paulson, as the Spirit's doctor and sometime lover, seems to be in there playing the scenes as if she were a human being in a comic…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 24 Dec 2008

The movie's cleverest idea is to give the Octopus identical clone henchmen with names like Phobos, Logos, and Huevos, all played by Louis Lombardi…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 24 Dec 2008

How do you critique acting that's willfully bad, a story that's purposefully crazy and dialogue that sets out to be stilted and cliched…

Review of The Spirit (1987)

By Joe Lozito (463) for Big Picture Big Sound (482) on 24 Dec 2008

Frank Miller's stiff adaptation of the Will Eisner comic book character feels more like a pet project, full of gee-whiz visuals but lacking…

Review of The Spirit (1987)

By Bill Gibron (1,013) for PopMatters (2,617) on 24 Dec 2008

Taken on its own terms...it's a beautiful bit of balderdash…

Review of The Spirit (1987)

By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 24 Dec 2008

I would recommend The Spirit to a cinematography buff, but I can't think of anyone else who would go for it…

Review of The Spirit (1987)

By Matthew Razak (302) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 23 Dec 2008

The Spirit tries hard enough that watching the movie isn't a total bust, but it is that immense effort to try to be something -- anything --…

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