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2008
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Positive Reviews
10
Negative reviews
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1.9
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1.5
Millers screenplay oscillates sleepily between leaden camp, stumbling slapstick, and pulpy pseudo poetry and Macht leaves a fatal charisma void in the ..
Av Club
1.5
They trade sensual, flirtatious one liners: youre nothing but a common criminal, theres nothing common about me do I look like a good girl.
Den Of Geek
1.5
Sure, hes bulletproof, but he doesnt pack a rod of notable caliber, and his pith is all piffle.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Millers big screen adaptation of Will Eisners comic book crime fighter has plenty of spirit but no soul at all.
Austin Chronicle
0.8
But every once in a while a genuine turkey escapes the coop, bereft of charm or wit, utterly lacking in technical prowess, integrity or intelligence.
Time Out
2.0
Frank Millers first solo effort as a director is an entertaining, if forgettable, cinematic imagining of Will Eisners classic superhero The Spirit.
Screen Daily
1.3
The movie is all style style without substance, style whirling in a senseless void.
Rogerebert
1.0
I also hope that they can find a director capable of telling a compelling story without letting it get overwhelmed by a cinematic style that isnt quit ..
E Film Critic
1.5
No one is.Millers movie is unforgivable; a mess of random, disconnected scenes, boring speeches, limp wristed snark, and inconsistent special effects.
Cinema Blend
1.0
Maybe its better to be remembered for one of the worst movies of the year than forgotten for a mediocre one.
Ny Daily News
1.9
Hard boiled and half baked, The Spirit mashes vintage comic strips with new fangled CGI, sucking the very life out of a mid century pop icon in the pr ..
Philly
1.5
With the fanboys anxiously eying Zack Snyders Watchmen adaptation, Frank Millers version of The Spirit sneaks into theaters almost unnoticed on Christ ..
Village Voice
3.8
The movies main flaw is Gabriel Macht, a dull pretty boy cast in the lead role.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
Watching The Spirit, its hard to tell whether writer/director Frank Miller intended it as an homage to Will Eisners classic comic book character, or w ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
With new female rookie cop Morgenstern (STANA KATIC) now on the beat, The Spirit intensifies his quest to bring down his arch nemesis, the flamboyantl ..
Screen It
2.0
The goofy slapstick, gritty drama and dark emotion never gel, leaving us unable to connect with the film in any way.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju ..
Pop Matters
2.0
As a result, the comedy never works and the film never really gels together, though it does have the occasional good moment.In short, The Spirit is ve ..
View London
3.5
It makes sport of both comic books and hard boiled detective fiction, yet it does so by utilizing and adhering to the conventions of each.
Mountain X
0.0
If you must see this film, my advice is to crank your brain to its lowest possible idle and let the images wash over you.
Star Tribune
1.0
Frank Millers adaptation of the antique comic strip by Will Eisner is brash, noisy and so alarmingly ill paced that it should, by rights, come with a ..
Guardian
1.0
Free popcorn for reviewers was the best thing The Spirit has going for it.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
The movie is heavy one might even say mythic with the reverent weight of cross generational pedigree.
Ew
1.5
It fails as a narrative, a movie, an adaptation, and a directorial effort.
Cinema Crazed
2.0
It also substitutes roof running for action, and misses much of the quirky charm and humanity of Eisners originals.
Empire
1.0
Millers distinction as one of the all time best comic book writers is strong enough to withstand his role in making one of the worst comic book movies ..
Sf Gate
1.3
Jackson sneers, but for the life of me I could barely tell any of the Spirits flames apart.
Slant Magazine
3.5
Good comic books suggest action through abstraction, but The Spirit plays like an overproduced diorama.
Washington Post
0.6
Yes, its as empty and perplexing as it sounds.The lowest of expectations are not met by The Spirit..The picture has no sense of timing, rhythm, or pac ..
The Movie Boy
4.5
It thinks comics are a joke and it appears to thinks that movies are a joke, too.
Flickfilosopher
2.5
The action is not exciting, the humor is a little too cheesy, and the drama is half baked.
ReelViews
2.0
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u ..
Calendar Live
3.0
I didnt hate the movie. There are some scenes that are tremendously cool in the picture. If you can swallow the imitated style, it looks fantastic.
7M Pictures
1.3
To be fair, such inflammatory imagery indicates the vintage of the source material, Will Eisners much revered 1940s comic strip about a masked crime f ..
The Star
1.2
The Spirit is a loony, embarrassing mess that takes the late Will Eisners classic comics creation and beats it senseless with a giant toilet bowl (lit ..
Oregon Live
2.0
Created in 1940 by the late New York cartoonist Will Eisner, the Spirit is a special kind of hardboiled superhero, part Sam Spade and part Zorro, leap ..
The Age
1.9
Dont ask.The constant pull between old and modern (everything looks like the 1940s, but there are cellphones), romantic and lecherous, po faced and ab ..
New York Post
2.0
None of the actors looks happy signing up for this pay checkthey just dont seem to believe in what theyre doing.
Abc
0.5
But the lousy taste of Millers solo directing debut The Spirit isnt simply a collision of conflicting aesthetic visions.
Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
1.8
Im not sure.Either way, the film is a viscous mess, showcasing Miller pushing his actors in the wrong direction with their ludicrous performances and ..
Brian Or Ndorf
1.9
Frank Millers stiff adaptation of the Will Eisner comic book character feels more like a pet project, full of gee whiz visuals but lacking a certain, ..
Big Picture Big Sound
2.5
The Bottom Line: Those unfamiliar with the source material might not understand or appreciate the bits of this movie derived straight from Eisner, but ..
ComingSoon
1.8
A good actor can impart even the worst dialogue with layers of meaning and humanism.
ComingSoon
2.0
Creator of the Sin City and 300 comics, plus The Dark Knight Returns which heavily influenced Christopher Nolans Batman reboot, Miller has been given ..
Sky
1.0
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Entertainment Times Online ..
2.0
Scenes are framed in true comic book style, composed with the exquisite skill of a master of the art.
The Shiz Nit
3.8
All this tomfoolery makes it a pretty fine line that Macht has to walk as the hero.
Scene Stealers
2.0
But everybody looks gorgeous in this dark, funny cartoon of an action movie.Which is to say, this is colorful.
Orlando Sentinel
2.0
Gorgeous lead Gabriel Macht valiantly gives his heroic all as The Spirit and tries hard to breathe life into some patently corny lines.
The Diva Review
1.8
Movies like The Spirit make me think we need to come up with a new word or phrase to describe these types of film, as it isnt really much a comic book ..
Film Jerk
4.5
In place of Eisners wit is a campy overkill.But comparisons to Eisner aside, Millers script lacks the mythic echoes and the human vulnerability of the ..
Parallax View
3.0
Be careful of those that seek to keep you in conflict and drama..its nothing but bad energy trying to take your eyes off the prize.
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