Expect this ghost of bad movies past to walk quickly to the back bins of Blockbuster, where it should be filed under a helpful heading, monotonous and juvenile.
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06/06/01
The Phantom (1996)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:15
Rotten:21
Average Rating:5.1/10
Consensus: The script gives Billy Zane little to work with, and thus he plays the Phantom as a friendly but completely one-dimensional hero.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Set in the 1930s, this film adaptation of Lee Falk's comic strip brings to life the purple-suited, jungle-dwelling Phantom. What the Phantom lacks in superpowers and gadgetry, he makes up for in... [More]
Starring: Billy Zane, Treat Williams, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Director: Simon Wincer
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Reviews for The Phantom
Top CriticIt's nice to see some things done the old way.
02/14/01
Top CriticThe Phantom" doesn't measure up to the "Indiana Jones" films, but it is a good effort.
01/01/01
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01/01/00
This is the kind of movie that offers modest entertainment while you're in the theater, but is forgotten by the time you get home.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis big-screen adaptation is just a pale shadow of its source material and the three Indiana Jones movies.
01/01/00
If Treat Williams were the Phantom and Billy Zane the capitalist villain would any significant nuances be lost?
01/01/00
Top CriticDespite the pleasant feel and fun performance from Zane there's something missing from this superhero adventure.
01/01/00
The pleasures are familiar, but not the least bit inspired.
01/01/00
Although the Phantom's origin may predate some of the later superheroes, you get left with a feeling that maybe they improved upon the original.
01/01/00
A throwback to the days when superheroes were basically cheerful, gun-toting guys in tights.
01/01/00
Never really works perfectly and often not even well.
01/01/00
It's hard to have fun with comic book antics that are so forced.
01/01/00
A lightweight action adventure, derivative in its look and approach. It's strictly for kids, but it's possible to appreciate the picture for what it is.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe Phantom is one of the best-looking movies in any genre Ihave ever seen.
01/01/00
Top CriticAn action-adventure Frankenstein's monster, cobbled together from pieces of other much better films -- and then nobody remembered to give it a jolt of energy.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Top CriticA spiritless affair likely to vanish quickly from first-run screens.
01/01/00
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