Review of The Spirit (2008) by Sebastian S — 30 Apr 2010

Let's face it: Frank Miller is NOT a good director. This is NOT Sin City. In fact, it is NOT a good movie.

This review of The Spirit (2008) was written by Sebastian S on 30 Apr 2010.

The Spirit has generally received mixed reviews.

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

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The movie is a septic tank of vapid noir posturing, bad narration, bizarre pacing, cartoonishly hot femme fatales and ineptly staged slapstick…

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By Jesse M (712) on 17 May 2014

The story wasn't as good as Sin City but the style was amazing and I found the story to be quite funny…

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I know frank miller isn't on best form these day but after seeing this you really have to ask what was going through his head when this project…

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