what spirit is this guy have?

this year have been a dossie, cause golden age hero's are making a comeback. From alex Ross Superpowers: reuniting superheros who fought the Nazi, just to be betray, and capture in a vase. Just to wake up to the 21st century, see everything have change. Then marvel did the same with their first superheros call the twelve. The golden age was the beginning of this genre, but later came a artist that change it, bringing the true art of comic book, directed by a man known as pioneer to modern comics. Bring today a very and uniquely film, but does it have the true spirit of it? here the review:

One day a officer by the name of Danny colt(Gabriel Macht) was shot, then one day he wake up in a coffin, he have to dig himself out, and look for help. A live he later discover, that he's body can resist any kind of damages or staving, deciding to be the mask hero, the protector of central city, a womanizer, a cat person, out to stop anyone who harm what he love. The spirit is he name. When word come out that the octupus(Samuel Jackson) is up to no good is up to the spirit to foil he's plant, but when one of he's lady friend Sand Sarf(Eva Mendez) gets involve, thing gets complicated. Now is business for the octopus to get the only thing that can kill the spirit. with the help of the commissioner(Dan Lauria) and central city finest, the spirit doesn't waste time to get the job done. But mystery begin to rise, when the octopus, try to find the chest that hold the key of immortality? And what connect him to our hero? he's on he's way.

OK the acting was fun from Gabriel macht, going all marv from the sin city film(which was frank first directing). From the way he speak to he's ladies, to the noir narration that film follow. Sam part was the best, i always knew this guy needed to be a villain, and surprise he brings, like Geoffrey Rush did in the pirates film. Eva mendez play like a rip off as one of the bond girl, with the same sensual, the teasing, and of course the butt. Scarlet performances was good as the hard always putting attention to your boss secret plan secretary. But my favorite that real brought the fun, with he's chuckles Louis Lombardi as phobo's octopus henchman, he's the man that can be kill cause with stupidity there's retardation to be happen.

Now the story wasn't the strongest of the movie, cause most of the time is talking, and explanation, and more talking. Are we seen the love life of the spirit. Most of the comic movies focus much on action than word, and there's no spirit here. It play well as a cereal movie from the early 20's or 30's. But fail to show the excitement of the mask hero. The argument that he have with the commissioner was like the only drama of the picture beside the sand sarf flashback story, the story go to a weird direction.

The visual are fun to see, knowing that Frank got that in he's time doing Sin city, is the artistic side that this film have. From the red tone when they re laying the coffin, to the long walk of Sarf in the alley. The running of the rooftop were already made but with marv. To the dark shade that the film have, it show the very dark noir that frank can only do. Now some of the lights give the same style that Jude law did, in sky captain.

So for he's first film, Frank might need more practice to get another. The acting was fun, but there were weird moment that really confuse it. Like sam in a Nazi uniform, what is that. Sure he added the most beautiful women in Hollywood but till is not enough. Frank knew Will Eisner, and he's character. But to reinvented in a movie not a wise choice.

So is winter and most of the worst heroes movies come out in the winter, than the spirit fit right in. Look Frank is a master of storytelling, i mean this is the guy who made the best batman story the dark knight. But making a movie, he needed a co-director for it.