The Crow: City of Angels – ABC Film Challenge – Comic Book Movies – O (O’Barr) – The CrowL City of Angels – Movie Review
Director: Tim Pope
Writer: David S Goyer (Screenplay)
Writer: James O’Barr (Comic Book)
Cast
- Vicent Perez (Queen of the Damned)
- Mia Kirshner (The Black Dahlia)
- Richard Brooks (Being Mary Jane)
- Iggy Pop (Coffee and Cigarettes)
- Thomas Janes (Deep Blue Sea)
Plot: The spirit of the Crow resurrects another man seeking revenge for the murder of his son.
Runtime: 1 Hour 24 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Crow: City of Angels starts as we return to the broken city. Ashe Corven (Perez) and his son have been murdered by gangster Judah Earl (Brooks). Meanwhile, Sarah (Kirshner) has started having nightmares about a crow returning once again.
When Sarah meets Ashe, it unleashes him back into the world. Ashe goes in search of the gang members responsible for his family’s murder. It doesn’t take long for him to track them down and make them pay.
Verdict on The Crow: City of Angels
The Crow: City of Angels sees another victim of a senseless crime returning from the dead for revenge. This time we follow a father determined to get revenge on the game that murdered him and his son. However, the gangster isn’t willing to go down without a fight.
This movie doesn’t reach the high standards set by the first movie. However, the aesthetic look of the movie feels the same. The dark city makes this feel like a world that has many stories of tragedy. Judah Earl becomes the most interesting character in the movie, despite being the villain. His way of running his underground crime gang and his out-there beliefs and traditions make him as deadly as they come. Outside of this character, a lot feels more of the same with a less charismatic leading star.
Final Thoughts – The Crow: City of Angels is more of the same without the same spark the original brought.
