Synopsis
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.
Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- Michael Jai WhiteAl Simmons / Spawn
- Martin SheenJason Wynn
- John LeguizamoClown / Violator
- Theresa RandleWanda Blake
- Nicol WilliamsonCogliostro
- D.B. SweeneyTerry Fitzgerald
- Melinda ClarkeJessica Priest
- Miko HughesZack
- Sydni BeaudoinCyan
- Michael PapajohnGlen, Zack's Dad
Recommandations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
It walks and talks like a big budget horror film, heavy on special effects and pitched at the teenage audience, and maybe that's how it will be received. But it's more impressive if you ignore the genre and just look at what's on the screen. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Spawn doesn't make a lot of sense, but the imagery whooshes by in glitzy psychedelic torrents. - 50
ReelViews
Unfortunately, where the movie falls apart is in the storyline. While Spawn fans may be delighted by this effort, the uninitiated may have a hard time getting beyond the fancy special effects and often-incoherent plot. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
The adventure is vulgar and violent, although the special effects are impressive. - 40
Austin Chronicle
It's all one big blur: sound, fury, and Martin Sheen devouring scenery as if it were going out of style (and in Spawn, it's definitely not). - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
Almost every moment has flashes and explosions and a pulsing, relentless soundtrack. It's like being trapped inside a video game. - 25
San Francisco Examiner
Otherwise, the movie, which borrows from a dozen pop sources and improves on none of them, is pretty much a washout. - 20
The New York Times
But after 15 minutes, this yellow-orange vision of spiraling circles of hell, snorting devils and demonic shapes continually morphing out of one another, begins to seem redundant and conceptually impoverished.
