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Adapted from Will Eisner's comic book series, "The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance genre-twister written for the screen and directed by Frank Miller (creator of "300" and "Sin City"). It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as The Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality.

The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen; Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; Lorelei (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and Morgenstern (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop.

Then of course, there's Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She's the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him?

In the vein of "Batman Begins" and "Sin City," "The Spirit" takes us on a sinister, gut-wrenching ride with a hero who is born, murdered and born again.

I did not enjoy this movie -- not one bit. Yes, the cinematography is terrific, but that is not enough to make a movie good. The story is all over the place, Samuel L Jackson is annoying and often appears to be *over acting* in many of the scenes -- which is a shame, because he's a great actor.

I'm growing very tired of these *graphic novel* stories -- let them die already. This style of film making is something that is getting old very fast -- the whole *film noir* feel is over done, over climatic and there is never a good story involved. I would say the majority of people will not enjoy this movie and I believe the director will get one more crack at making movies, and if his next one stinks as bad as this one, then it will be the last one he makes for a very long while.

Two thumbs down!