The Spirit, which lacked anything suggested by the title, was a total comic book type of movie with no discernible script or character development. The best scene was towards the begging featuring a brutal fight between the hero and villain. Although, it was quite ridiculous that they were hitting each other over the head with toilet bowls. It was a struggle just to sit through this movie, which would have been better in a toilet bowl.
The visual FX were very good, but didn't always serve any plot points. I'm also not real sure what point Eva Mendes' character was to serve, aside from eye candy. Unfortunately, besides her nude shot, most scenes she was in were boring, and slowed the momentum way down. The hero character was also quite boring. Samuel Jackson's character was fairly interesting, but somewhat too over the top compared to the melancholy of most of the rest of the characters.
Overall, a pretty bad movie. Even Dick Tracy from over 20 years ago is a far more interesting, visually stimulating, and engaging film. The Spirit, skip it.
The visual FX were very good, but didn't always serve any plot points. I'm also not real sure what point Eva Mendes' character was to serve, aside from eye candy. Unfortunately, besides her nude shot, most scenes she was in were boring, and slowed the momentum way down. The hero character was also quite boring. Samuel Jackson's character was fairly interesting, but somewhat too over the top compared to the melancholy of most of the rest of the characters.
Overall, a pretty bad movie. Even Dick Tracy from over 20 years ago is a far more interesting, visually stimulating, and engaging film. The Spirit, skip it.