It was destined to be a match made in heaven when Liam Neeson signed up to star in a Sam Raimi movie. Now fans have had an unexpected response to the movie in question – several are saying Darkman was a bit of a disaster.
They are saying the Liam Neeson action film was “misunderstood and ahead of its time.”
Darkman was directed by Sam Raimi, who is known in horror and superhero genres with his hits The Evil Dead films and his Spider-Man trilogy. Unlike many other superhero films of the era, Darkman was a wholly original character conceived by Sam Raimi.
Movieweb describes the mixed reaction from fans to the film. They said: “Critics were mostly positive about the movie, praising its dark take on the superhero genre, its blending of genres, and Sam Raimi’s visual style and direction. At the same time, others found the movie to be convoluted, and not everyone embraced Neeson as the dark hero.”
The movie now has a respectable rating on Rotten Tomatoes, currently sitting at 83% Fresh with 63 critic reviews. Fans were a bit harder on the movie, with the Popcorn meter sitting at 59%, while IMDB has it at 6.4/10.
It appears the biggest problem fans had with the movie was the bizarre mix of genres.
Movieweb writes: “The superhero genre was not really at a point where audiences were looking at mashing up other genres with it. Visually, Sam Raimi also captured the comic book aesthetic with dynamic camera work and vibrant color palettes, which was outside the norm for the growing superhero genre.”
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