Directed by:
Bharat NalluriScreenplay:
Chip JohannessenCinematography:
Carolyn ChenComposer:
Marco BeltramiCast:
Kirsten Dunst, William Atherton, K.C. Clyde, Eric Mabius, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Dale Midkiff, Tim DeKay, Fred Ward, Walton Goggins, David Stevens (more)Plots(1)
Falsely convicted for the murder of his girlfriend, Alex Corvis (Eric Mabius) has spent three years on death row insisting that he was innocent. The film opens with his graphically-depicted electrocution, performed on his 21st birthday. After his wrongful execution, Corvis comes back from the dead to hunt down the real killer, helped by his girlfriend's sister, Erin (Kirsten Dunst), and the mysterious guardian crow who resurrected him. (StudioCanal UK)
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I wouldn't be that strict about it, especially since compared to the inferior second film, The Crow: Salvation comes across as a true masterpiece. It has an aggressive soundtrack, flashy editing, and realistic violence. It does not bring shame to the original comic books, even though there is a lack of deeper character development and the elimination of some villains could have been slower and more inventive. (Of course, I am not a sadist, just like other comic fans.) The modification of the screenplay, which deviated from the original version, doesn't bother me, as the police chief is a worthy opponent... Overall impression: 70%.
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The problem remains that Kirsten didn't get to the series earlier, and that's how The Crow films managed to lose everything good about them during the second film. However, it later turned out that it could in fact get even worse and Kirsten had only a regular B-movie to try out some more interesting special make-up tricks.
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