I love this movie so much

Captivating movie !

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

This was about what I expected from a "Darkman" sequel, and I'm glad for that. It doesn't equal the awesome flavor of the first, but it's fun, if not forgettable. The plot: arch-nemesis Durant is back. Somehow, he's survived the helicopter crash from the first and only has one scar on his face to prove it. This is acceptable because Durant was such a great villain and because they got Larry Drake to play him again. Arnold Vosloo (Hard Target, The Mummy) plays Darkman here and isn't as bad as I expected. He's different from Liam Neeson, who played our hero in the first, but he's still good and acceptable in the role. There is a lot of really good action scenes and the story is pretty good, if not at times repetitive of the first. What "Darkman 2: The Return of Durant" keeps from the first film is the cool camera work and completely awesome music.Actually this film is totally campy and over-the-top but in a good way. These are precisely the elements you look for in a good comic book movie. With the exception of some subpar special effects the film looks good. There's lots of dark alleyways, spooky thunder and lightning and loud explosions to jolt the senses. The action scenes, as low key as they are, rely on archive footage from the first film a bit too heavily. One of that film's best gags, Peyton creating a Durant mask to infiltrate his inner circle, is repeated here twice but with Durant's henchmen this time. The script makes up for any inconsistencies by supplying an endless amount of great one liners, most of them delivered by Drake. If there is such a thing as a best performance it would probably be him. He seems to genuinely be enjoying the chance to recreate the elegant and eccentric title character. Vosloo, in a rare leading role, does an okay job as Westlake. He doesn't fare as well as Darkman though constantly screaming "Durant!" at the top of his lungs and smashing his fists on whatever hard surface is in front of him for added dramatic effect. Delaney is given the least to do out of anyone. But she's super beautiful to look at. That seems to be the theme of the film - no matter how dumb things get or over-the-top they are, there's always something visually interesting to look at.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

It's been 5 years since the first one(at least in real-time, and I'm not sure there's anything indicating if that's at all incorrect within this), and Durant now wakes up from the... coma... he was somehow left in. Oh, he got hurt, he has... a single facial scar... well, they wanted him back, and I can't fault them for that(and Drake(back!) is enjoyable, if considerably less threatening, here... well, that goes for both titular characters, as they are given entirely too little to do, with this feeling padded because the conflict doesn't come to a head, though it seems like it could, for most of this(because it would end really quickly once it did... without an origin left to tell, this meanders instead). His "business" has deteriorated, left in the hands of those less capable, so, like before, he tries to get more territory, this time dipping into science fiction(granted, there is some of that in the predecessor to this), with a high-powered weapon. Once you hear the details of the plan, it's reasonably clever. Darkman has been... hm... you know what, I have no idea, because it doesn't seem like he's embraced the vigilantism thing. He stops a little crime early in this, but that seems incidental. Anyway, he gets new hope for perfecting the synthetic skin(I suppose that's what's been taking up all his time?), when he finds fellow scientist of the field, Dr. David Brinkman. The tactics and logic of either is lacking in this. This is a serviceable sequel. If you adjust your expectations appropriately, and you really want more of this franchise, this isn't too bad. Gone is the theatrical production quality, the dynamic quality aided by the Raimi/Pope coupling(which gave us a manic, visual feast), the fast pace(this one isn't outright boring, and it is only 89 minutes long without end credits) and the Gothic inspiration. Remaining is roughly the same amount of action(if the scale is obviously smaller) and it's exciting enough... these remain more in the thriller genre, and this can be quite tense. Also still present is that it's genuinely engaging... you want the good guys to win and the villains to suffer. With the arc of the '90 one sufficiently covered in that one, this one goes for a new thematic of "lost dreams", retaining the dark tone. New characters are fine. A reporter helps our anti-hero with some detective work that doesn't seem like it helps much. This is too similar to the one before it, in structure... it appears they somewhat understood what made that one work(without being able to recreate the aesthetic), and simply had no new ideas for "gags". There is some moderate bloody violence, disturbing content, strong language and a little gore and nudity-free sexuality. I recommend this to fans of the concept who can live with the lower... everything. 5/10

What I remembered about Darkman is that was the toy of Sam Raimi who couldn't play then (a long time ago before CG effects and Spiderman) with brand-name super heroes. It also featured a good score from Danny Elfman. Thus, like a famous beer, it has the entire flavor without the bad sides.Sam leaving the boat as well as the original Darkman (Liam Nelson), the sequel drops consecutively.Even if it isn't the crap of Darkman 3 (even its title is ridiculous "Die, Darkman, Die") this movie isn't totally garbage. It stars the wonderful Kim Delaney! Very sexy, very witted and strong-willed! Unfortunately, she has little screen time! It also stars the fake president from "GI Joe" about twenty years before this blockbuster! The story brings no thrilling ideas but the locations should get attention: Except "Erarserhead", I can't name another movie that takes place in those industrial derelict areas. You don't see downtown or country but huge, deserted warehouses or undergrounds. As it featured gang fights, car chases, it also looks like a bit like the city of the first "Robocop".There is surely a dark, moody atmosphere there but not enough to get a good grade.

I remember back in 1996, when I saw this one, being pretty disappointed. Because this movie lacks the grandeur of the original. It felt like a lesser movie, and in a way it is of course. But re-watching it, learned me to re-appreciate it, and I now even like it more than back then. It is a darn decent sequel, if you ask me. What it lacks are some heavy-weight emotional aspects of the Darkman (provided in the first one because of his love-interest), therefor the revenge-theme is bit thinner here. It also, clearly lacks a budget of the same size as the first one, making it look a little less impressive. Other than that, the movie delivers as far as most of its predecessor's characteristics go. I must add, however, if you were to take the Darkman himself out of this movie, you'd just end up with a pretty mediocre, run-of-the-mill action movie, truly worthy of the direct-to-video status. But, fortunately, he's still in it, and Darkman only still is the sole reason we watch these movies, now don't we? This time (and this might be a disappointment to many), Dr. Peyton Westlake is played by Arnold Vosloo. At the time of my first time viewing, I didn't like this very much. Now, I can only conclude Vosloo does a more than decent job stepping in Neeson's footsteps. A nice touch in the script, was having Peyton set up his laboratory on a new location, underground this time. The writers did a very good thing by bringing back Larry Drake as Durant (he's just so mean! :) and having him team up with a mad scientist/weapons inventor. Good thing too, in the plot, was having Darkman, at one point team up with a fellow scientist (Dr. Brinkman) to try and perfect his liquid skin techniques. When, later in the movie, he finds Dr. Brinkman murdered and his dreams smashed to pieces, all the agony of similar things happening to him once come back... and it's Darkman's Revenge Time again! Sadly, this movie is lacking an enjoyable climax in the end. The ending itself doesn't necessarily hint at a sequel, but it leaves the door open saying: this might turn into an on-going series.