Adapted from the legendary comic book
series created by Will Eisner, "The Spirit" is a classic
action-adventure-romance written for the screen and directed by
genre-twister 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.
