A short post this Sunday with some thoughts about “The Spirit”. I realise that The Spirit has been out for a while in the USA but it is a relative new release in Australia (yay for delayed release schedules).
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There are two reasons I went to see The Spirit. Firstly, it obviously shares a lot in common with Sin City and frankly, Sin City kicks so many types of buttocks that there may actually be a law about it. The second reason is that a couple of mates worked on the film with Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) in Adelaide and I am happy to pay bucks for films that mates work on.
I will also say that I knew before going on that this wasn’t a serious movie and I fully prepared by having a nice big Coke and some cheesy snacks at the ready.
Lights down, movie starts . . . ooookay. Maybe it gets better. Maybe I am missing something. Give it time. Why are there only 8 people in the cinema? I know it has been getting bad reviews, but let’s all give it a go, eh? Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear. Just what the hell is going in? Who is he? Why are they fighting? That bit isn’t funny. Who is she? Do I care? Why is she dressed like a Japanese Maiko? Why are they dressed like Nazi’s. Why is that hot latino chick acting so badly? Surely it has been 2 hours? It’s over, thank God. What? Only 90 minutes . . . you have to be kidding me.
I will go on record as saying that I liked the film visually. Not quite as unique and intense as Sin City, but definitely it’s own style. No, it was just a bad movie. How do I define bad? Well, when I think 90 minutes is over 2hrs and I am waiting for the movie to finish, it’s bad. When I literally don’t care about any of the characters, it’s a bad movie. When I don’t know who is doing what or why they are doing it, it’s a bad movie.
Well, I am sure you have your own opinions, but for me The Spirit was almost the definition of style over substance. It looked amazing but had nothing to say, and that’s a shame . . .
