The Crow Reviews
I don't even want to talk about this movie
This was unexpectedly really not as bad as people want it to be, and I have watched bad movies to the point of stopping after 20 minutes. The general story is a bit small, but the tone, photography, costumes and music is really nice, very gothic new wave, the acting is excellent especially for FKA which is a first time and having a main character is a lot of work but she nailed it. Bill Skarsgård is excellent as always. No the biggest problem is that it lacks action, the violence is here but it mainly at the end. The villain is not evil enough for me. There is no moral at the story unfortunately. I was afraid to see a copy of a copy of a copy of the '94 movie but no it's different and it feels good. Yes Brandon Lee version is the best one yet, but hey, this is a better try than all the other movies after Brand Lee version. So please stop spitting on it, we need tries in Hollywood, not copies, and it's ok to fail but if tries are to much criticized, then no one will try anything new anymore and AI will In with remakes of old movies with no soul at all. This film has a soul.
It's bad....really bad. The acting is bad. The script is bad. The story is bad. I really wanted to like this but its so disappointing. Absolutely boring and an insult to the original.
Shockingly bad. I've seen film students make better work than this. Very disappointing and badly directed. What was the plan exactly? Boring, slow, lost. Totally lost in terms of knowing what they're aiming for. Confused styling, inconsistant, and lazy. Do they not hire actual ARTISTS anymore in Hollywood...? clearly not. Bad acting at least from the supporting characters. The main characters could have been great if they didn't have such poor material to work with. Script was abysmal. Many scenes dragged. They went for cheap shock factor and gore over the choice of instead being cool and mysterious and iconic. Gace up on the film half way through.. it was THAT bad!
I don't even know how to comment on this. The worst Crow movie ever released... And I loved the old ones. All of the meaning behind this got lost. I am just really disappointed... Everything, and I mean, everything is wrong about this movie. The plot, characters, dialogue, music, the "other side" with the old men as a Mentor? WTF 🙈 I barely made it till the end and I want my time back...
This film was utter nonsense from start to finish. The 'soul mates' had no chemistry, the plot was threadbare and aside from some fun fight scenes (OK, 1 fun fight scene) it was a total waste of time.
It's not a remake It's a re telling of the character Slow to begin with but it gets going. Don't watch it expecting Brandon Lee. Watch it expecting a good film With a great lead actor
Wish I saw this last year cause I Love this movie definitely would watch again
The crow was okay. This was my first time seeing FKA act and she did a good job. I enjoyed the chemistry between the couple in the movie. I enjoyed the underlying themes in the movie too.i enjoyed the graphics and soundtrack too. I would recommend the watch.
I was disappointed to say the least. I expected way more action and way more payback. Bill is a great actor and I feel like he was held back. Doesn't hold a candle to Brandons crow.
I was hesitant to watch this because of the reviews, and for the first 45 minutes I agreed with the other reviews. The romance was awkward, the lead was portrayed as a weakling. But then it went up a gear and became a very enjoyable gore fest. The other worldly place was a cinematic masterpiece. Overall I enjoyed it.
This is a pure gothic revenge fest and I loved it! Fabulous 'Bela Lugosi' scenes, Jokeresque make up and imagery, a fairly simple storyline and a cheer from me to see each baddie dispatched. If angels look like Eric I may start going back to church. Escapist perfection.
I actually really like this movie I don't know why it got 21% percent.
The Crow reimagining is a bit of a downer, and the pacing feels a bit slow.
I’m a massive fan of the OG. It helped define my generation so I was prepared to hate this movie. I didn’t hate it at all because this version never tried to be the original, it was its own thing, much less 90’s gothic, more emo and modern. I don’t use modern in the pejorative sense either because it wasn’t overtly trying to push an agenda, it was just more real (discounting the supernatural stuff).
It didn't need to be remade. The Crow 1994 was already phenomenal with the cinematography, soundtrack and performances. Doing this film as a remake feels like a betrayal to the original with Brandon Lee (Eric Draven, '94) if they had used a similar concept and changed the story with different names it would have been okay. However, because it felt like they were trying to create something that's already been done it was ruined. A cult classic turned boring normie
Absolute garbage. Very slow to start, no reason to like the whiny, sulky, weak version of the protagonist. Doesn't seem like any thought went into dialogue or plot really. Wooden, apathetic acting from most of the cast. Very hard to watch as it's just so boring. Infact, I've never written a movie review before but I felt like I had to purely because this movie was so horrendously bad. Not only a disservice to the original movie, but also a disservice and insult to humanity in general. Zero stars.
Two things. Firstly: if you're thinking of remaking a cult classic that's already perfect....don't! Secondly: if you're going to completely rewrite the story, and not follow the established source material, don't give it the same name. This isn't a remake. This isn't the crow. It's some other random crap with the same name.
You can feel the art. Just as much as the revenge. The film also consistently carries the theme of sacrifice. You can also feel the pain and loneliness. Erik decided to break through his isolation. I would definitely watch a sequel, as the ending was left open. (I didn't compare the film to the original).
Things like that should be penalized. Unfortunately I can't unsee it, or get back 111 minutes of my life.