The Spirit (2008)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.0/10   

Director:

Frank Miller

Escritores (WGA):

Frank Miller (screenplay)
Will Eisner (comic book series)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

25 diciembre 2008 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Comedia | Crimen | Drama | Fantasía | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again.

Plot:

Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.

Plot Keywords:

Hero | Pond | Detective | Vase | Vigilante

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A real review from someone who saw it - no spoilers - just my opinion

Reparto

Jaime King	...	Lorelei Rox
Gabriel Macht	...	The Spirit / Denny Colt
Dan Gerrity	...	Det. Sussman
Arthur the Cat	...	Himself
Kimberly Cox	...	Damsel in Distress
Brian Lucero	...	Thug #1
David Brian Martin	...	Thug #2 (as David B. Martin)
Larry Reinhardt-Meyer	...	Officer MacReady
Frank Miller	...	Liebowitz
Eva Mendes	...	Sand Saref
Eric Balfour	...	Mahmoud
Samuel L. Jackson	...	The Octopus
Louis Lombardi	...	Pathos / Ethos / Logos
Scarlett Johansson	...	Silken Floss
Sarah Paulson	...	Ellen Dolan

También conocida como:

Will Eisner's The Spirit (USA) (poster title)
El espiritu (Venezuela) [es]
The spirit - El espíritu (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity.

Duración:

103 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Francés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Clasificación:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44585) | Norway:11 | UK:12A (cut) | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-13 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Africa:13V | New Zealand:M | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:PG-12 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | UK:15 (uncut) | Brazil:14 | Mexico:B | Iceland:12 | Iceland:16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Albuquerque Studios - 5650 University Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Compañía:

Lionsgate

Trivialidades:

While a character in her own right from the comics, Sand Saref's seduction of and marriage to wealthy men only to have them killed is a trait taken from fellow Spirit femme fatale P'Gell.

Errores:

Continuidad: Sand had a mole in her cheek, but the picture of her in the locket has no mole.

Citas:

Liebowitz: [Spirit hangs from his cape] You will believe a man can't fly.

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofed in "South Park: The Coon (#13.2)" (2009)

Banda de Sonido:

Deutschland Uber Alles

A real review from someone who saw it - no spoilers - just my opinion

I must say that I was somewhat excited when my friend told me she got us tickets to the premiere of "The Spirit", especially since I've never been to a real premiere. It was an entertaining experience, all except for when the film was rolling.

I liked Sin City a lot, and I thought 300 was intriguingly well made and quite entertaining. Let's just say that compared to 300, "The Spirit" entertains more like Howard the Duck. The entire film seems like a total farce, an unfortunate mockery of Miller's unique style himself. It has been a very long time since I've seen a film with such little (to no) heart, and hardly any soul. I must say that Sarah Paulson gave the greatest performance by far of anyone else, as the Spirit's unconventional doctor. She is the sole source of any feeling or depth in the film. Macht was also at his best in the lead role when sharing scenes with Paulson, otherwise, he barely filled the part. I don't know if that was his fault however, given that the character himself was depicted with very little depth overall. I never read the graphic novel, but I'm going to go ahead and guess that this doesn't do it justice. How can I say that? Because novels build key characters into "people" that you care about, whether you hate them or love them, the characters stimulate your mind on some level or another. This is far from the case in this film. There is very poor development of the characters, which the majority of potential watchers are unfamiliar with. Sam Jackson has unfortunately chosen another terrible role, as the non-intriguing villain, the Octopus. Jackson however does give us some of his crazy wild eyed antics that we've grown to accustomed to, although his character falls flat for the most part, especially considering his opposite on the screen, Scarlett Johansen. It almost seems as if Miller was asleep on the set when her scenes were shot. She's THAT bad in this film, with a deeply sub par android-like performance. Eva Mendes did what she could to somewhat save the film from being a complete and total joke, although it's pretty close to being just that. She plays the bling digging female lead opposite Macht. Now quite possibly the most annoying character(s) ever portrayed on film are the Octopus's cloned henchmen, which were frighteningly reminiscent in annoyance levels of.......... dare i say it... Jar Jar Binks. My four year old nephew would surely find some entertainment value there.

This film ultimately succumbs to its poor writing and direction, which are almost cleverly masked by the signature visual style of Miller, which is hypnotizing at times. Unfortunately, it's hardly hypnotizing enough to mask the true, soulless identity of "The Sprit".

- Crimsonica