For some reason The Spirit is not getting much play at the theaters. At least, not around where I live. It's only in one theater and at the very back of the hallway. Not someplace that this amazingly corny film should be. It needs to be in at least 10 of the 22 screens and on the biggest ones available. It's the gem that's been hidden among Valkyrie, Marley & Me, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I saw a trailer for this film in just about ever film I've seen for the last few months, so why has it not been getting the acclaim it so deserves. When there are kind of downer movies like Valkyrie and The Reader in theaters, shouldn't the funny ones be as equally seen?I'm not going to lie. Gabriel Macht has become my newest person to watch after I saw this film. I think it's what they did with his eyes that just jumped out of the screen and captured my interest. I have seen Macht in other films before, but this role just seemed so perfect for him. It was comedic and interesting all the way through.
The film isn't going to win any awards. Directed and written for the screen by Frank Miller, it's got Miller's typical style. If you can call it a style since we've only seen one of his directed films in Sin City. However, he did write 300, which was amazing. stylistically speaking for the film, what I mean by Miller's typical are the empasis of a few colors - RED, WHITE, BLACK, BLUE - and a fuzzy feel to it. It's a comic book on screen.
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