140 Character Movie Review – #140RVW
Impossible to watch without being aware of the great talent that was snuffed out, but may we all leave such an indelible impression. #RIPLee
Spoiler-free Movie Review of The Crow:
When a tragedy precedes the release of a film, it’s hard to avoid becoming maudlin about it or lifting the work onto a pedestal. So it’s important to not canonize the late Brandon Lee or consecrate The Crow. It’s a good movie, not a great movie. That doesn’t mean I don’t love it – I do. But let’s keep our heads about this – it’s a very mixed bag.
The simple fact of the matter – the non-revisionist truth – is that I’d never even heard of Brandon Lee before he died. I guess one of my friends who watched martial arts movies might have mentioned him at some point, but my love of martial arts movies doesn’t extend beyond Big Trouble in Little China, so I would never have seen him in anything. And he wasn’t particularly famous or heralded for his acting. So is the legendary status bestowed on him and the film simply because of his tragic death at age 28? Absolutely not. This is a breakout performance far above anything he’d even hinted at previously, making the accident even more heartbreaking.
The Crow is based on a black & white graphic novel of the same name by James O’Barr. It’s a grim book, and I’m guessing the idea of adapting it into a feature film wasn’t an easy sell.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Poster:
Trailer:
http://youtu.be/c9kX3ADKzIc
Bechdel Test:
Pass
The Representation Test Score: D (3 pts)
(http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)
| Main Cast | Brandon Lee Eric Draven, Michael Wincott Top Dollar, Rochelle Davis Sarah, Ernie Hudson Sergeant Albrecht |
| Rating | R |
| Release Date | Fri 13 May 1994 UTC |
| Director | Alex Proyas |
| Genres | Action, Fantasy |
| Plot | A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée’s murder. |
| Poster |  |
| Runtime | 102 |
| Tagline | It Can’t Rain All The Time |
| Writers | James O’Barr (comic book series and comic strip), David J. Schow (screenplay) … |
| Year | 1994 |
