The Spirit (Review)

What I knew going in:
Frank Miller (Sin City) Directs his first film. Based on a comic book by Will Eisner (Golden Age Comics). Stars Scarlett Johannsen (YuM) Samuel L Jackson (There's m-r f-in Snakes on a Plane!) and lots of other hot chicks in Skimpy Outfits. What's not to like here?

Hype:
Meh+ - I don't know the story and haven't read the comic. However just about everyone in this film is a plus so it should be pretty good.

Opening Thoughts:
Sin City style colorization looks as good as it did a couple of years ago. The parkour action is really inconsistent though - some looks good - some looks WAY stupid. Uh oh.... the opening monologue is kinda lame....

Bottom Line:
First off I have to give my buddy Zach some mad props here. He went with me even though he'd already seen it. There are moments of Shiny, Polished Rocks of brilliance in this film - too bad it doesn't make up for the steaming pile of script that needed more rewrites than an adaptation of "Mister Rogers does his Neighbor in the Hood". This movie is like taking a nice morning jog only to find out five steps into your house that you mangled a dog turd all over your Reeboks and your floor. It stinks. Badly. It sticks with you long after its over. And it pisses you off every time you think about it. So much potential for this movie and so little in return. A perfect example that nobody is infalliable. YOU READING THIS FRANK? GO CASH YOUR CHECK AND HIDE FROM MARV CAUSE I'M SENDING HIM TO LAY SOME ASPHALT TO YOUR FACE! (P.S. Nice Jacket...)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0831887/