..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Kim Voynar
..Michael Wilmington

The Spirit
Directed by Frank Miller

Who would have figured than an action movie based on the peerless Will Eisner’s brilliantly funny and atmospheric noir comic The Spirit, about a black-masked wise-cracking Bogartesque crime fighter (Gabriel Macht) -- written and directed by crime comics genius Frank Miller, co director of the excellently pulpy gem Sin City -- could wind up an almost terminally unengaging botch? Even with Samuel Jackson as the villain? Well, take a look. This is one of those cases where almost everyone involved should hang their head -- except of course Will Eisner. What’s the explanation? Did Miller get so excited after he signed both Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson that he just lost all perspective? This is a spiritless Spirit and that’s a crime-ridden shame.

-by Michael Wilmington

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