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  • The Spirit
  • Opened December 25, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 43 min.
  • PG-13
    intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • A detective prevents an attempt to release a substance that will leave the citizens of Central City in suspended animation. He is exposed to the goo, which gives him the ability to withstand any beating. He battles crime and a slew of femme fatales.
  • Cast: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Eva Mendes, Dan Lauria
  • Director: Frank Miller
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

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  • Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss in "The Spirit."
  • Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson) and The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), and Pathos (Louis Lombardi) in "The Spirit."
  • The Spirit (Gabriel Macht), Morgenstern (Stana Katic) and Dolan (Dan Lauria) in "The Spirit."
  • Mahmoud (Eric Balfour) and Sand Saref (Eva Mendes) in "The Spirit."
  • Gabriel Macht stars as "The Spirit" in "The Spirit."
  • Dan Lauria as "Dolan" in "The Spirit."
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The Spirit Recent Fan Reviews

  • So-so

    verbally destroyed by critics alike and never given a chance at all to survive

    by

    so i'm giving you my opinion on what i thought about it. the critics thought the acting was bad, one of my movie sources described it as empty. I thought it was done the only possible way it could of been. this movie is possibly the worst-best film i have seen this year, critically acclaimed and from my personal opinion. I knew nothing about the story or any of the characters in the movie but eve mendez's butt was a thing of beauty. All joking a side, i thought the characters in the movies were humorous and really silly. I made an exception for all the goofy lines because i figured thats how the comic was written out. the spirit (Gabriel Macht) was a good super-hero and the octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) was good too. so all the fans out there watch this movie at your own risk, you might enjoy you may not. I mean what can i say, critics are looking for the best not average, so they may have going throught some post movie stress. if you read this review, plesase comment..........

  • Oh No!

    Ed Wood Has Risen From The Grave...

    by Ezekiel The Amish Clown

    Now I know what it was like for the poor people who viewed the 2nd worst movie of all time: Ed Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space.

    I went to this movie as a Frank Miller fan. How could anyone who made a masterpiece like "Sin City" make such a TERRIBLE film? I even neglected to check in to my reliable Fandango reviews because of my reverence for his previous work.

    I am currently organizing an angry mob armed with pitchforks and torches to storm his castle.

    WARNING: You cannot unsee this movie. My family and I left the movie after an hour. For contrast purposes, we left when the Spirit awakens tied to a 1950's era dental chair only to be chided by a nazi uniform-clad Samuel Jackson. It got even worse as I left the theater--I've never felt so disappointed, befuddled, and yet joyful to leave anyplace like this in my life. I'm sure this is the first horseman of the apocolypse.

    If you think this review is overly dramatic, just wait until you see the movie.

    Zeke

  • Oh No!

    Worst Movie Ever!!!!!

    by lenert77

    I saw this movie on Christmas night. It made this the Worst CHRISTMAS EVER!!! THis movie is the biggest waste of time. Two of my friends walked out and went to see Yes Man. THe only time you will laugh is when the movie becomes so ****ing retarded that your anger at it turns into laughter. My friends and I spent the entire car ride home discussing all the terrible things in the world that are better than this piece of ****movie. Let me be clear...I loved Sin City. I thought Sin City was one of the best movies of that year. Anyone who says this movie is like Sin City will burn in hell for eternity. This is the first movie I have ever wrote a review about. This movie pissed me off so much that I feel that I need to warn the rest of the world so no one else will see it. THIS MOVIE IS WORSE THAN THE HOLOCAUST. I would rather watch the movie "Gigli" on a continuous loop for the rest of my life then sit through this terrible ****ing movie one more time.

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The Spirit Critic Reviews

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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    The Spirit is uneven, but its campy adventure provides some amusing, escapist...

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    As the vamps, Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson might be posing for a fashion...

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times |

    Miller's flat, humorless yarn is set in Central City, a vacant metropolis whose...

  • 40
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    What is most striking about The Spirit is how little pleasure it affords, in...

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