darkman is one of the more forgotten comic book movies, probably also because i have never heard someone talk about the comic it was based on.
sam raimi's first ever comic book film, its more rough around the edges as the script is sometimes pretty weak.
it does touch on a man overflowed with grief and sadness. a man who tries to reach what he once lost. a man who feels like a monster.
but its also really goofy which inherently is part of why it works.
it has fun with itself while also taking itself seriously enough.the film has a great cast, i really liked liam neeson as the main lead. i didn't read the cast list and so i was suprised to see him in here since i wouldn't expect him to do a film such as this but im pleasantly suprised.
Darkman
They destroyed everything he had, everything he was. Now, crime has a new enemy and justice has a new face.
Rating
4.5 (2)
Release Date
8/24/1990Runtime
95 minsOverview
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$16,000,000Revenue
$48,900,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A man transformed by tragedy into a masked vigilante tears through the city for vengeance with visceral energy and dark invention. It's pulpy superhero action rooted in genuine pain, less about saving the world than reclaiming a destroyed life.
Mood
ExhilaratingTenseDefiant
Themes
RevengeIdentityObsessionRedemption
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Stylized genreHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Reviews
Stuck on a delayed plane. This gem just landed on Shudder today. 🖤
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