Review of The Spirit (2008) by Jens S — 25 Apr 2011

Frank Miller is a fan of The Spirit and the movie still fail. Now I have a bad feeling about THOR.

This review of The Spirit (2008) was written by Jens S on 25 Apr 2011.

The Spirit has generally received mixed reviews.

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The lekkere wijven are the best part of this movie.Everything else really really reallu sucks…

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