Darkman (1990)
Darkman
”A scientist disfigured by a gang seeks revenge while struggling with his own identity.”
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After his acclaimed independent production 'Evil Dead', but long before sparking the superhero movie fever with 'Spider-Man', Sam Raimi tried to get the rights to adapt 'Batman' without success. Result: a superhero of his own creation, in a movie that gave Liam Neeson his first role as an action hero. Although it's a product of its time whose age is already notorious, 'Darkman' today enjoys a "cult movie" status, as one of the first and most colorful superhero movies of its time, which even surpasses in wit most spectacular productions of the 2000s and 2010s subgenres.
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Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when a gang obliterates his laboratory. Burned beyond recognition and altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake attempts to rebuild his laboratory and reestablish ties with his former girlfriend. But his most challenging task lies within himself. Torn between his desire to create a new life and his quest for revenge, the man known as Darkman begins to assume alternate identities.
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