Release Year: 1990 Rating: R Duration: 96 minutes Director: Sam Raimi Producer: Rob Tapert, Daryl Kass Distributor: Universal Pictures
synopsis
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when a gang led by sadistic crime boss Robert G. Durant obliterates his laboratory and leaves Westlake beaten, mutilated and left for dead. An experimental medical procedure saves his life, but Westlake is both physically and psychologically scarred by the event, unable to continue a normal life with his girlfriend. Westlake's only salvation, and his all-consuming purpose in life, becomes the successful pursuit of the synthetic skin formula. To finance his experiments, he takes on a shadowy, enigmatic identity--Darkman, a phantom figure who terrorizes and steals from criminals in the night. But it is only a matter of time before he eventually crosses paths with Durant, the one responsible for his suffering.
Louis Strack Jr.: What do you think, Julie? Who's the real monster here? I destroy to build something better. Whereas you, you're a man who destroys for revenge.
This is absolutely, without a doubt, the worst movie that I've ever seen. If you want to see a proper review, then you're in the wrong place. This is how vividly this movie stuck to me as the most horrible excuse for entertainment I've ever encountered: I can remember the reason I saw this movie, where, when, and I can especially remembering having thoughts about walking out of the theater. You must know that if I had had anything better to do, I would have left. (In fact, I've never walked out on a movie.)
