
Darkman
Taste attributes: actioncrimescience fictionmafia/gangsterthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalsuperherofastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionunderdog triumphs
"They destroyed everything he had, everything he was. Now, crime has a new enemy and justice has a new face."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is sweeping, weighty and dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 921 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Renaissance Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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