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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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Feb 3, 1998

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A pseudo-spiritual rock video for the symbolically challenged.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

Although the setting has moved from Detroit to LA, the stylised urban wasteland, morbid atmosphere and basic plot remain the same.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out

Memo to Edward R. Pressman: Gloomy Goth teens like the Romeo and Juliet stuff, not parental devotion from beyond the grave.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/03/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

What really stymies this sequel is the lack of the melancholic air of loss and mourning that bolstered the cartoon histrionics of the original.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Empire Magazine

No review available.

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04/28/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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

Worst of the Crow franchise, which should have ended with Brandon Lee and the entertaining first film.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

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

No review available.

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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Film Threat

No review available.

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08/08/02
Cory Cheney
Cory Cheney
Urban Tulsa Weekly

No review available.

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07/25/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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01/18/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

The city of overacting, the city of bad writing and the city of truly dreadful sequels.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
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Little more than a subpar remake of the first outing.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Why didn't the producers save all the money they spent on these great sets and brilliant special effects for a script worthy of them?

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

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05/20/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

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

Stunningly awful.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/03/07
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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08/21/03
John Esther
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
 
 
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