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The Spirit (2008)

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On DVD: April 14, 2009
Genre: Action
Director: Frank Miller
Writer: Frank Miller
Cast: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Paz Vega, Jamie King, Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons, Louis Lombardi
Studio: Lionsgate
Official site: lionsgate.com/thespirit
Running Time: 103 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity.

Adapated from the legendary Will Eisner's graphic novels, "The Spirit" tells the visceral, action-packed story of a man who fakes his own death and fights crime from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus -- who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face -- has a different mission: he's going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept...

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After years of waiting for the Sin City sequel, fans got stuck with a different Frank Miller movie - this one solely written and directed by him. Based on the comic book series by Will Eisner, The Spirit has the same look and feel of Sin City, except that it is just so, so bad.

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The Spirit

By aa2007, May 4, 2009

I have the opposite opinion of this movie from the D it was given in the review on this site. I must have been in the mood for this kind of over-the-top silliness. I genuinely laughed all the way through it and thought it was one of the most entertaining movies I had seen in years.

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