A French immigrant named Ashe(Vincent Perez) and his son are murdered in an apocalyptic version of L.A. Ashe awakens from his watery grave to take bloody revenge. More vicious and disturbing film than the Brandon Lee film, but it manages to retain a sense of intended ugliness and hopelessness while still maintaining a lot of heart. Look at it on it's own terms instead of on the same terms of the Brandon Lee film and you will get more out of it. Rated R: Contains strong violence, strong language and drug use, and graphic sexual content.
The Crow- *** out of ****
Reviewed by tonymurphylee for The Crow at 2008-12-16 04:23:26
A zombie musician takes revenge on the punks that murdered raped and murdered his wife and him. Along the way he befriends his wife's little sister and a depressed police officer who takes care of her. Extreme violence and gore mixed with strong moral values may not it well with many viewers, but the beautiful Gothic cinematography, heavy metal soundtrack, and a charismatic performance by Brandon Lee in his final performance help elevate the film above the tasteless material. A horrific on set freak accident cost Lee his life and gives the film a disturbing sense of irony that may be too overwhelming for many viewers.
Rated R. Contains Strong graphic violence and language, heavy drug content, and brief nudity and sexual content