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First reactions to ‘The Crow’ reboot are not great
It seems like the curse lives on, as the reboot of ‘The Crow’ has tarnished the legendary film.
‘The Crow’ in its original 1994 version was an adaptation of a dark comic by James O’Barr from the late 80s. While the pages and ink were a way to alleviate its author’s personal pain due to trauma, the film version immediately became a cult hit for obvious reasons. Its protagonist, Brandon Lee, son of the legendary Bruce Lee, died during filming from a real bullet that shouldn’t have been there in one of the scenes.
The character became a visual and tormented messiah of the gothic and sinister movement, and the story of that soul in pain and that broken love was immortalized in the depths of countless sensitive hearts. The reboot just premiered in the United States, but it appears to be an affront to something sacred, or at least that is what the reviews that populate websites such as IMDB, Metacritic, and Rotten Tomatoes seem to indicate.
The new version of The Crow doesn’t quite stick the landing
In Metacritic, while the original ‘94 film achieved a notable rating, this new version is currently at 29 out of 100. IMDB scaled up to the scraped approval with a 5.1, while Rotten Tomatoes punished the film with a 20 out of 100.
It seems that Bill Skarsgård kills it in the main role, but the rest of the film leans more towards disaster. Some of the most positive reviews, such as from The Associated Press, recognize that the film “gives a lot of beauty at the expense of depth or coherence.”
The Wrap says that “it has baffling rules and a vague chronology, and nothing seems to matter anymore”; Slant Magazine emphasizes “a superfluous, trite backstory and narrative threads that are conspicuous by their lack of emotional seriousness”; while Mashable sentences that “there is no heart at the center of this bleak and gruesome reboot.”
Anyway, let’s keep in mind that the criticism comes from professionals who, evidently, know the original work. The question we ask ourselves is If this new Crow will dazzle new generations with its story or aesthetics to whom it is directed. We’ll have to wait for the global release on August 29, 2024.
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