Review of The Spirit

The Spirit (2008)
Cheap but not that bad
4 January 2009
CONTAINS SPOILERS

The budget below the line as it appears on screen is too small to make the Spirit worth watching in theaters. The Spirit will still be a cool movie to watch on DVD to enjoy some really funny moments which emerge after all above the numerous flaws. Once the endless opening lake side fight scene finishes, there are some real hilarious moments: Eva Mendes photocopying her bottom and leaving the copy behind which the Spirit then shows to everyone in town to try and locate her, who's seen such a magnificent piece of ass cannot possibly have forgotten it. Brilliant composition by Pulp Fiction genius Samuel L Jackson dressed up as a SS officer with a monocle answering the phone with a loud and guttural "Guten tag!", is a sight which cannot be missed and is anthology for me. There is almost no violence and no nudity in the movie so I am really surprised that it could get such a harsh rating as any episode of any of the forensic TV series out there contain images ten times worse than anything in The Spirit. Miller should have gone down the spoof route more obviously rather than hesitating between a superhero flick and a Abraham Zucker as the result lacks taste.
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