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The Crow: City of Angels

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The Crow: City of Angels (1996)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:4

Rotten:27

Average Rating:3.5/10

Consensus: The Crow: City of Angels is a sloppy pretender that captures neither the mood nor energy of the original.

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: This sequel to the 1994 hit movie centers on Ashe, who, along with his son, is brutally murdered on the streets of Los Angeles. But like Eric Draven in the first film, Ashe is resurrected, and... This sequel to the 1994 hit movie centers on Ashe, who, along with his son, is brutally murdered on the streets of Los Angeles. But like Eric Draven in the first film, Ashe is resurrected, and begins wandering the streets of a post-apocalyptic L.A. Aided and protected by a magical, mystical crow, Ashe sets out to get revenge on those who killed him and his child. [More]

Starring: Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Iggy Pop, Thomas Jane

Starring: Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Iggy Pop, Thomas Jane, Richard Brooks

Director: Tim Pope

Director: Tim Pope

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Reviews for The Crow: City of Angels

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A pseudo-spiritual rock video for the symbolically challenged.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
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This is a terrific debut for Pope, and City of Angels is the perfect antidote to the increasingly fluffy Batman films.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

More than anything I've seen from Hollywood lately, City of Angels smacks baldly of product -- it's a movie with a lousy script but a great look.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

Little more than a subpar remake of the first outing.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Substitutes brutal violence and gore for character development, probably hoping audiences won't notice what a confusing nightmare this whole mess really is.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

It verges on the misanthropic and necrophiliac; more in love with the absence of characters, their demise, than with flesh and blood.

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Keith Simanton
Keith Simanton
Film.com

This dark and brooding sequel is an absolute pain to watch.

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

Suffice to say, when people think of the moribund, brooding Eric Draven, they think of Brandon Lee, and this sequel isn't going to change that one iota.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
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Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Comes across as a scattershot video with corny and contrived action scenes.

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Peter Stack
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle

One of the year's most grueling cinematic ordeals.

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01/01/00
Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Utterly devoid of energy and shock value.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Despite poetic overtones, this film is a hack job--an overlit, underdirected, barely scripted longform music video celebrating violence and bastard amber gel.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Lambert
Susan Lambert
Boxoffice Magazine
 
 
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