what kind of a god would allow this?
For The Love Of All That Is Holy, Do Not See The New 'The Crow' Reboot
It's been 30 years since the original "The Crow" was released, and while it's hard not to linger on about Brandon Lee, we should really focus on the fact that Lionsgate dared to even bring this property back in the first place.
And, folks, they did not do a good job rebooting "The Crow" — the reviews are downright terrible. If you love schadenfraude, the film comes out on Friday, August 23, and stars Bills Skarsgård, FKA Twigs and Danny Huston.
It's endlessly hollow, painfully plodding and nonsensical, making it an incredible and ineffective mess
But as it stands, the film is dull, lifeless, hazy and unmoving. Viewers will have nothing invested in Eric's journey, and nothing will seem to have been gained from his violence. Like many remakes, "The Crow" feels perfunctory and thoughtless.
[Witney Seibold, SlashFilm]
When you stifle the emotional simplicity of a story like "The Crow" to emphasize the plot, the plot had better make sense. And it doesn't. It's got perplexing rules and a vague chronology and nothing seems like it matters anymore. This remake understands the basic thrust of the original story but not what made it function, and while it's sometimes goofy enough to be entertaining, in the end it's for the birds.
More from me on this movie soon, but just bonded with a complete stranger at my screening of THE CROW over how empty and soulless it is. Didn't even see his face in the dark, we just instantly commiserated over the hot mess that was this movie as soon as the credits hit.
— Meagan Navarro (@HauntedMeg) August 23, 2024
At least Bill Skarsgård is good...
The good news is that Bill Skarsgård is a solid poster boy for Hot Mall-Goth Summer. The bad news is: everything else about this DOA retread
[David Fear, Rolling Stone]
While early images of Bill Skarsgård in his Crow costume, with his muscular frame and many emo tattoos, unfavorably recalled such things as Soundcloud rapper chic and Jared Leto's Joker from "Suicide Squad," Eric's appearance in the context of the story is well-handled. He is believably streetwise, and his hobby as a graphic artist makes his tattoos an extension of his creative instincts more than some faux-tough persona.
Shelly (FKA Twigs) and Eric meet in a rehab facility and their whirlwind romance ends in tragedy when Shelly's past catches up to her. The entire first act of the movie is setting up Eric's love of Shelly. From what I know of the original movie, that was the part that they could not film after the tragedy with Brandon Lee happened on set. It felt, in a lot of ways, like this take on The Crow wanted to give audiences that time to really live with Eric and Shelly.
Absolutely loved THE CROW. A modern gothic romance that plays like TWILIGHT for scumbags (complimentary). The chemistry between the leads is great, there’s some excellent visuals and jaw dropping gore.
— Reyna Cervantes (@Jfcdoomblade) August 23, 2024
Really *really* surprised by this one! pic.twitter.com/3ckteMGMx2
TL;DR
It doesn't matter how low your expectations are for Rupert Sanders's "The Crow," because this callous and clumsy remake will still fail to exceed them. But this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.
Sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. "The Crow" is one such bad something.
Charlotte Simmons, We Got This Covered
Skarsgard and FKA Twigs try to deliver a grand love story for this iteration of "The Crow," but emotions are muddied and tragedy is botched in this lifeless pass at reviving a dormant franchise.
The Crow (2024) pic.twitter.com/7C517TGhkV
— Chris (@chrs00) August 23, 2024
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