Spawn

United States

1997

94 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 1.7/5 Stars.
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EXEC Alan C. Blomquist, Todd McFarlane

SCR Todd McFarlane, Alan B. McElroy, Mark A.Z. Dippé

CAST Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Nicol Williamson, D.B. Sweeney

ED Todd Busch, Michael N. Knue

Michael Jai White stars an assassin whacked by his bosses and sent to Hades, where he gets a new lease on the afterlife as one of the Hellspawn (infernal storm troopers groomed for the apocalyptic assault on heaven). But while the others of his kind do evil work, Spawn uses his powers for good, though he would like nothing more than to exact revenge on his killer (Martin Sheen). John Leguizamo co-stars in this reinterpretation of the superhero genre.

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Pavel

25May13

It doesn't nearly capture the sharp visual style of Todd McFarlane's drawings. I will say it feels more like an experimental film, certainly this was the first "dark superhero" flick aside from the Batman movies. But it feels so uneven, ranging from terrible one liners to intriguing special effects, it doesn't find a middle-ground. Its script and direction seem hashed together to create a sorta cinematic experience.

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mjgildea

2May13

I saw a sneak preview of this in 1997 and thought it was shit then. Not sure why I thought watching it 16 years later would help. Anything positive Spawn had going for it was put towards its now badly-executed special effects and nothing else. This movie has quite possibly the words titles I've seen in my entire life. But for as awful as Spawn is, for some reason I always watch it when its on cable.