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Well, this is what I ended up watching for Halloween! It’s definitely a cool movie but it’s also a pretty messy one. There was a lot of behind the scenes drama and tragedy to go along with the filming of “The Crow”, so I do understand why it has its flaws. Brandon Lee’s on set death was one of the most devastating accidents in Hollywood history and I felt like his final performance deserved my attention. He’s actually pretty awesome as the lead here. I wouldn’t consider it a ground breaking performance but I think he nails the darkness and energy of “Eric Draven”. He was so charismatic and fun on screen. It’s really sad we lost a talent like him. As far as the movie goes, it did have some wicked visuals and a sick ass tone. The aesthetic here was so freaking cool! I could’ve stayed in that grungy world for hours. I also thought the score was sweet, the action/dialogue was worthy and the writing was passable.
The movies main issue was it’s editing and pacing. It’s kind of a mess when it comes to editing and execution (in the first half mostly). It didn’t ruin the movie for me but it unfortunately held it back. It was pretty disorientating and frustrating at times. I also thought some of the supporting acting was cheesy, the writing had some weaker points and the finale was a bit rushed. It’s got a decent amount of issues but I still found quite a bit of enjoyment in it. I will say, a reboot of this would go hard. A modern day “The Crow” movie could be something very special in my opinion. Well, it didn’t wow me by any means but I had fun with it🤷🏼♂️ It could’ve ended up being a throw-away movie with all the tragedy surrounding it but it managed to bring forward some alright entertainment. If you’re into grungy/gothic style movies, you should give it a shot. If not, atleast check it out for Brandon Lee👌🏼
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