Darkman Reviews

More than 10 years before directing ‘Spider-Man’, Sam Raimi actually already directed a super-hero flick. It was actually his first studio feature and, apparently, it was far from being a really pleasant experience. I mean, it was his 4th movie and the movies he made before were more like independent productions but, suddenly, he had to make compromises with studio bosses and there were apparently some intense post-production battles. At the time, Sam Raimi was already eager to adapt a famous super-hero character, either Batman or the Shadow, but since he coulnd’t secure the rights, he decided to create his own super-hero. Personally, I thought it was a pretty neat flick and it was interesting to see a new super-hero which wasn’t an adaptation from some already existing material. Furthermore, Liam Neeson, who was still rather unknown at the time, was a really good choice for the part. Still, at the end of the day, it is a not really a great movie. Indeed, even though they went for a realistic plot, the whole thing was still rather preposterous and there were some major plot holes that didn’t really work. To conclude, in spite its flaws, it remains a decent cult classic and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

Sam Raimi undertook his assault on Hollywood with this excellent action thriller, where he maintained his characteristic style brands getting both a fully commercial product and some spectacular.

Based on a screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer good that integrates elements of classical tragedy (the emotional and impossible love story between the two main characters), the horror film from Universal (disfigured scenes ¨ ¨ monster in his lair), and tormented superhero comics (with a score ¨ ¨ reminiscent of Danny Elfman too much to work for Burton's Batman) without losing cohesion dramatic Raimi imposes a breakneck pace to the narrative and visual unleashes his usual frenzy, using all kinds of formal resources when designing the magnificent action sequences (as cartoonescas and exciting as in his three previous works, but with a vastly superior budget, like for instance the helicopter chase hilarious).

The two main characters (a very popular yet Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand) is credible and it certainly makes the viewer empathize, and Larry Drake semidesconocido made a superb villain who gives a menacing and powerful presence. On the technical side, say the makeup is excellent and provides a terrifying the lead character, but the visual effect, once considerable, have become somewhat outdated. Rounding out the play, the end is fully satisfactory and courageous, morally ambiguous, and gives us a tremendous cameo by Bruce Campbell (malicious puja by the director to the producers, who did not admit the first proposal to hire his friend Bruce as protagonist of the film).

In summary, we can say yes to the first two parts of Evil Dead ¨ and ¨ ¨ ¨ Crimewave American director established himself as a talented visual juggler holder black humor bombproof, Darkman served, in addition to open a gap between the big studios, to be confirmed as a storyteller of the first order, getting one of the most entertaining action films, enjoyable and compact 90. Fully Recommended