| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"In a word: dispiriting." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"There is not a trace of human emotion in it." more... |
D |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...achingly poor..." more... |
D |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"There's too much "biff!" and not enough "pow!"..." more... |
C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Miller stages it all with sleek angularity, but it's the film's clichés that seem to have lived forever." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti |
"...one of the year's most refreshingly fun films..." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"The Frank Miller Experience goes terribly awry." more... |
D |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"Frank Miller on the big screen is like Scratchy or wasabi or a bass player -- he doesn't work on his own. He needs a partner, or some diluting ingredients, or maybe a restraining order." more... |
D+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...an example of what can happen to a comic book-inspired movie when the sense of style becomes so pervasive that it overwhelms everything else..." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"Frank Miller will survive this disaster." more... |
D |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...The Spirit, in its dark artiness, works well during this chillier season." more... |
B- |
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