Movie is very artistic and strong comparing to today's superhero movies which are pumped up in production with very high aims and poor development. I had bad experience watching Black Panther recently (complete waste of time) and praises towards acting and story which are, compared to this movie, complete crap. Thankfully I found this gem which is great comic adaptation (with flaws which are bearable) and I recommend it to everyone who is generally comic books fan. Avg rating is really not showing full movie potential but instead that many movies are falsely fan expected to be something else. This isn't a Sin City continuation and everyone should see it like it.

This movie is now tied for worst movie ever next to shape of water.

...and remove EVERY single aspect that was good about that movie. The ultra-violence, the decent actors, the cool dialogue, the action-heavy story lines. Replace them with a lame, insipid, kid-friendly retread of the same kind of comic book film and you have THE SPIRIT, one of the absolute worst Hollywood movies I've witnessed in a while.Sure, Frank Miller was efficient at writing and creating violent comic books and as working on a producer on various adaptations of his work like SIN CITY and 300, but what on earth possessed him in thinking he could make it as a director? THE SPIRIT is the absolute pits and a definite low in the careers of all involved.Gone is the multi-layered narrative of SIN CITY, in which various sub-plots merged and came to successful fruition as the plotting progressed, to be replaced by the simple story of a crime fighter, a drug overlord and the former's desire for revenge on the latter. The 'look' and style of the film is a carbon copy of the 'look' and style of SIN CITY, except without the novelty value, so it's boring by now.Even worse, the actors in this were encouraged to go completely over the top (it is, you know, a comic book story after all). So we get some of the most horrendous performances ever. Samuel L. Jackson is the worst offender, I felt acutely embarrassed for him every time he appears on screen. Scarlet Johansson is also very bad, although I'd expect no better from Eva Mendes who appears as window dressing only. As the hero, Gabriel Macht is so charisma-free that he made no impression on me whatsoever.

The Spirit is not only one of the worst comic book adaptations of all time, it's one of the worst films of all time. Although the film is striking visually, the lousy script sinks it virtually from the opening credits. It's not only poorly written, it's offensive. Why Frank Miller thought it would be a good idea to put Samuel Jackson in an SS uniform defies comprehension. This film is stunningly bad. Given the source material and the budget, it could have been a classic. What a missed opportunity. Also Gabriel Macht has zero charisma. Casting him is another reason why this movie stinks so bad. Don't bother. And shame on Frank Miller for desecrating this beloved comic strip.