Cody Simmons

4 episodes in and it’s great seeing Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio again. The production value is great and all of the actors execute their roles with perfection. The action is not as consistent as it was in the Netflix show and the story relies heavily on the original audiences knowledge and attachment to characters without taking time to re-establish the dynamic between them. Unfortunately, Disney's ideology is becoming more and more of the focus in lieu of just taking a neutral stance and letting the characters truly embody their own beliefs, regardless of which “side” those beliefs lean toward. I will continue watching as the show is not by any means bad, however I think Disney continues to struggle with gaining the same buy-in they once did. I think back to Captain America Civil War and how they were able to write Tony and Steve’s characters in such a way that makes them opposite and yet you could agree and disagree with both of them. I hope Disney finds their way back to a place where you can watch characters that aren’t being portrayed as right or wrong and the audience can make that determination based on what they believe.

It’s a great game and despite all the reviews claiming a ton of issues, I haven’t encountered anything at nearly 30 hours in. The city is beautiful, the story is extremely well done and the mechanics are great (definitely a learning curve). The way they work everything in just keeps it fresh while referencing the source material well. The reason I can’t give it 5 stars is because of a personal peeve of mine. Something I cannot stand is when a Boss has 2-3 stages. I feel it’s a lazy way to get more playtime. By the time I get through the 2nd, sometimes 3rd, round I’m taken out of it a bit and slightly annoyed.

The acting, the effects and cinematography are very good (especially for the action scenes). The story just plays out terribly though. It’s like they spent so much time trying to build and develop the relationship between Eric and Shelly (which was still rushed), that they couldn’t spent the time needed for the actual Crow story. They also added rules that were completely unnecessary. It comes across SO rushed and out of nowhere you’re just left feeling like this in not the movie the creators wanted to make. Like they had a script for a different movie and were so disappointed they had to make this, they just took that other script and added elements from the crow. Not a terrible movie but definitely not a good one either. Also, keep in mind that dimension films lost the rights to Halloween because they failed to make another film within the needed time frame (I believe it was 20 years). The last Crow movie came out in 2005 so this was probably a rushed project to ensure they don’t lose the rights to this property as well.