I really can't decide how much I like this movie after the first viewing but for one thing, The Spirit looks phenomenal on Blu Ray and is much better than everyone is saying. Even though it had gotten bad reviews when it came out, I rarely believe what other people think since I'm a big fan of the green screen/comic look like the amazing Speed Racer so I was relieved that this movie looked totally original and had out of this world visuals. What turns out to be it's biggest problem though is exactly what I enjoyed about it: it's all flash and no depth. I think that when Frank Miller decided to adapt Will Eisner's comic by writing and directing he shot himself in the foot. The eye popping visual fx and green screen work is spectacular as the characters all have a certain type of detail that uses the occasional use of color to emphasize this hyper-reality of the comic world. I liked the over-the-top action and humor that seemed to be balanced well but the dialogue and delivery by the actors felted so forced and obvious that I almost wish I could just mute them.
From elaborate slow motion shooting and fighting scenes that reminded me of The Matrix and the already mentioned Speed Racer, The Spirit has it's heart and technology in the right place but just needed a more coherent plot that let it's characters share equal screen time. Besides the story, this movie rocked my socks off and I even made myself rewind some scenes b/c they looked like it was right out of some surreal Dali painting or virtual reality from the future. This movie needs to be seen on Blu Ray and given a chance, just don't expect the story to even come close to how cool the action scenes and hot chicks look. I need to watch this again.
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