I’m gonna kill you all kinds of dead.|Dec. 25, 2008|USA|103 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Action;Comedy;Crime;Science;Fiction;SuperHero;Thriller
Description: **The Spirit (2008)**
**Plot Summary:**
Denny Colt, known as “The Spirit” (Gabriel Macht), learns of a significant case from Detective Sussman (Dan Gerrity) involving his archenemy, “The Octopus” (Samuel L. Jackson). As The Spirit, he dons his costume and moves across rooftops, rescuing a woman before meeting Officer Liebowitz (Frank Miller). In the swamplands, femme fatale Sand Saref (Eva Mendes) emerges from the water and shoots Sussman. The Spirit and Liebowitz find the injured Sussman. Earlier, Sand and her husband Mahmoud (Eric Balfour) had fled with chests recovered from the water. After being shot at, Sand escapes, leaving one chest behind, which is taken by The Octopus. The Octopus kills Liebowitz, and his cloned henchmen attack The Spirit. Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), The Octopus’s accomplice, flees with the chest as the two enemies clash in battle.
The next morning, The Spirit is awakened by his lover, Dr. Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the daughter of Commissioner Eustace Dolan (Dan Lauria). Despite his gunshot wounds, he remains determined. He notices a golden locket in Sussman’s hand, torn from Sand Saref’s neck. The locket contains pictures of a younger Colt and Sand and was originally a gift from him to her. Sand had grown disillusioned with the city’s corruption after her father, a police officer, was killed, leading her to leave for fifteen years. Meanwhile, in a secret lair, The Octopus and Silken Floss discover that their chest contains the Golden Fleece instead of the Blood of Heracles, which they had expected. Sand and Mahmoud visit an underworld figure who sold them the treasure’s location, suggesting he also informed The Octopus.
After fully recovering, Commissioner Dolan assigns The Spirit to a new case and shares Sand’s background as one of the world’s most notorious jewel thieves. While arresting her, The Spirit reveals he knows she’s searching for the Golden Fleece. She pushes him through a window, but he survives. Later, The Spirit receives a tip about the location of The Octopus’s lair. However, while investigating, he is captured.
Cast director: Frank Miller
Cast actor: Gabriel Macht, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Paz Vega, Jaime King, Dan Lauria, Sarah Paulson, Stana Katic, Frank Miller
Original name: The Spirit