I had missed seeing this movie back after it was released but now, thanks to Netflix streaming movies, I was able to enjoy it. A good old-fashioned revenge story.First I want to say this performance of hers is an example why some think Dunst is a terrible actress. She was probably 17 here during filming and most of her scenes have her using an unattractive "sneer" with her upper lip and it isn't very effective. I'd say it is the weakest part of this movie.In the opening scene we see families of a murder victim coming to witness the execution of the man convicted of her murder, her boyfriend. Kirsten Dunst is Erin Randall and it was her sister murdered.The one being executed is Eric Mabius as Alex Corvis, who we later in the story come to know as The Crow. (The Crow is an embodiment of someone who has returned from the dead, but not really alive.) He claims his innocence, he says he loved her, someone else used his knife, he was framed.The execution by electrocution goes as planned but it appears he did not die, but he actually became reanimated. He goes to a room with a mirror, sees his badly burned face and peels it off. What is left is a face that looks like designs have been painted on it. He takes off, searching out the real killer or killers of his girlfriend.Its IMDb rating seems appropriate, it cannot be classified as a good movie but it is fun to watch.SPOILERS: It turns out the murdered girl's father was in some shady dealings with the local police, including the chief, and she found out about it. The police dealt with it by killing her and putting the bloody knife with her boyfriend. The Crow systematically hunted them down and eliminated them, the penultimate scene the Chief was strapped in the electric chair and he was sent to the great beyond, vowing to return for his revenge.

I won't say this movie is a rip-off of the first movie,it's not,they TRY make a version more faithful to the source material.The failure is epic.The main character try be more menacing,but like so many things in this movie isn't good enough.This is worse than being another bad sequel because not only is inferior to first but also inferior to what could be.This had the potential to be a high point in the franchise. Instead we have a halfhearted executed movie with good and average actors (some great films were made with less talent). Suggestion , compare the first ,the original graphic novel and this movie and you will see what i am talking about.

The core story of this movie is really good, but like the other sequels, it revels in extreme sexuality and gore, neither of which were in the original.Eric Mabius ("Resident Evil", TV's "Ugly Betty") stars as Alex Corvis, convicted for the brutal murder of his girlfriend Lauren Randall (Jodi-Lyn O'Keefe). Framed for the crime, and without any evidence to support his innocence, Alex is executed on the night of his 21st birthday. Hours later, he is revived by a hypnotic crow, and given the power of invincibility. Breaking into the police evidence room, Alex finds a list of witnesses from his trial. The first, Tommy Leonard, tells Alex the cops on that list blackmailed him.Soon, Lauren's sister Erin (Kirsten Dunst) runs into Alex while visiting Lauren's grave, but he disappears. Later, he visits her home with evidence incriminating her father (William Atherton). Faced with the truth, she agrees to help him, but is soon kidnapped by the corrupt police chief (Fred Ward). Killing all the officers in a quest to find Lauren's real murderer, Alex is fooled into thinking his mission's finished. Now mortal, he finds out the captain ordered Lauren's death, but is stabbed repeatedly while confronting him. Dying again, Eric is brought to the captain's lair, but has his powers restored by the crow for a final showdown. Back at the prison's execution chamber, Alex and Erin watch as the captain is electrocuted. Finally free, Alex vanishes for good, and Erin visits his grave sometime later.My main reasons for rating the film so low are due to explicit sexuality and gore. Several people are repeatedly stabbed, one man has a name carved into his head, and another's arm is cut off. Extended walks through a strip club show topless dancers and fully nude porn workers. The language is about on par with the rest of the series, and definitely fits the R rating.

I don't know why this movie is so hated. I really don't. The acting was good, writing was good, characters were good. I just do not see it. Okay, I still haven't seen Wicked Prayer but I'm not expecting big things, this movie was the best Crow sequel so far, nothing compared to the original, but good. The character of Alex Corvis is really likable, as opposed to ashe, I always get those two mixed up because they have the same first initial and last name, so that bugs me. I can really understand Alex's plight and that he really does love his girlfriend, his journey (unlike Ashe's) emotes feelings in the viewer, and the actor playing him was really good too. (Another contrast to Ashe, the makeup is decent)