Review of The Spirit (2008) by Adam U — 24 Feb 2012

If a child with cerebral palsy directed Sin City.

This review of The Spirit (2008) was written by Adam U on 24 Feb 2012.

The Spirit has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Stafford V (122) on 21 Jul 2014

I heard some negative reviews.....prolly wait till DVD…

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By Carina Chocana (1) for Washington Post (9,851) on 12 Jun 2015

Doesn't just play like a cheap Batman knockoff, it plays like a cheap Batman knockoff that knows it's a cheap Batman knockoff -- and wants…

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By Heather M (2,904) on 25 Aug 2014

This movie tried to copy the overall style and atmosphere of Sin City, but it fails so hard and so many levels that it winds up being just…

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By Evan J (438) on 24 Sep 2014

FAR from Sin City, but I actually liked this movie. It's not that great or anything, but I did enjoy it…

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By Letícia "Saoki" L (77) on 08 May 2017

Never read Will Eisner's acclaimed graphic novel, but I am sure it is better than this movie…

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By Sean P (1,027) on 10 Aug 2014

Miller took a graphic novel nobody gave a damn about and made a movie that nobody gave a damn about…

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By Dick R (21) on 12 Jul 2017

Adapting the greatest comic book stories of all time should have been easy: follow the source material from Will Eisner…

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By David G (2,424) on 24 Dec 2014

Sin City-lite it may be with no ultra-violence in sight but that does allow The Spirit to exist as a sort of quasi-comedy and as such it actually…

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By Felix Vasquez Jr. (1,949) for Cinema Crazed (1,907) on 12 Apr 2017

If Will Eisner's comic and legacy was a flag, Miller would be that person stomping it in to the ground and lighting it on fire…

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By Randall F (17) on 31 Mar 2015

Wow, this was terrible! Talk about putting the wrong tone into the wrong movie, is just mind boggling…

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