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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035822004047
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 226987
Theatrical Release Date: August 24, 1990
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
When attorney Julie Hastings (Frances McDormand) uncovers corrupt city real estate dealings, evil thugs attack her scientist boyfriend, Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson). Left for dead after his lab is detonated, he miraculously survives when the ensuing blast hurls him into the nearby harbor. Treated as a John Doe at a city hospital, he is unknowingly submitted to radical therapy which numbs his nerves to feeling--but which heightens his strength and his emotions. Once conscious, Peyton escapes from the hospital and builds a ramshackle lab in an abandoned industrial plant. Horribly burned and scarred by the lab explosion, he uses synthetic skin to impersonate his would-be murderers and seek retribution for their evil deeds. Peyton also tries to reunite with Julie, who believes him to be dead. While the film has an average script, it is overcome by the flashy cinematography of Bill Pope, the bombastic score by Danny Elfman, and the well-choreographed direction of Sam Raimi. The director confidently walks the line between suspense, action, comedy, and romance as he examines a bitter, victimized antihero who risks becoming as monstrous on the inside as he appears on the outside. --Bryan Reesman
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Can you spell "B" Movie?
This movie is so bad that it's......OK.
Poorly constructed storyline, cheesy acting, cheap effects - this movie has it all. It's a 1950's drive in flick for the 90's.
Rating: - "Burn in He11! hahahaha"-Darkman
This movie never gets boring to me. I almost always dig the superhero vigilante type flicks. Darkman truly hasn't aged too much. It still feels just as fresh as when I first saw it.
The movie is action packed and unintenionally funny at times. I always get a kick out of seeing him flying out the explosion in flames. Liam Neeson does a very good job as Darkman but Larry Drake as Durant. Is the best in this. He plays his role as the ruthless villian very well.
The special ... Read More
Rating:  - Celluloid Genius: Sam Raimi's Demented Disney (In A Great Way!)
Sam Raimi's a genius, and Darkman, in my opinion, is his finest hour. This is high-caliber dark humor, outrageously crazy fun, seriously fine craftsmanship, and one of a few works that exists in a genre all its own. Raimi gave utmost attention to every part of this film. The main triumvirate in this film -- Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, and Larry Drake -- speaks for itself. But, on top of that, every bit part here is played by an icon. Case in point: the doctor who first finds Westlake / Darkman ... Read More
Rating: - Celluloid Genius: Sam Raimi's Demented Disney (In A Great Way!)
Sam Raimi's a genius, and Darkman, in my opinion, is his finest hour. This is high-caliber dark humor, outrageously crazy fun, seriously fine craftsmanship, and one of a few works that exists in a genre all its own. Raimi gave utmost attention to every part of this film. The main triumvirate in this film -- Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, and Larry Drake -- speaks for itself. But, on top of that, every bit part here is played by an icon. Case in point: the doctor who first finds Westlake / Darkman ... Read More
Rating: - Celluloid Genius: Sam Raimi's Demented Disney (In A Great Way!)
Sam Raimi's a genius, and Darkman, in my opinion, is his finest hour. This is high-caliber dark humor, outrageously crazy fun, seriously fine craftsmanship, and one of a few works that exists in a genre all its own. Raimi gave utmost attention to every part of this film. The main triumvirate in this film -- Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, and Larry Drake -- speaks for itself. But, on top of that, every bit part here is played by an icon. Case in point: the doctor who first finds Westlake / Darkman ... Read More
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