Giving goth a Good name.
Plot: Man killed comes back to life and is almost invincible, until his “wrong” has been made “right”.
There’s not much more to it than a series of revenges, but they’re all done brilliantly…if you like that sort of thing.
It’s “style”, it’s “atmosphere”…WITH substance...and there’s no “pretension” here. Brandon Lee’s death in reality is a fact, and lends an undeniable weight to the movie in which he died(twice) before dying on the set. The makeup scene in particular is clever (“Mime from Hell”, HAHA) and gleefully foreshadowing. The film was released during the reign of Grunge, and so in fitting fashion it IS raining…ALMOST all the time. Good music, too. The dialogue can be really cheezy…but the cool quotes abound.
Brandon Lee is brilliant as the lead…a true Gothic Hero, not an “Anti-Hero”. He’s dark, he’s a killer…but he’s a very sympathetic character. You feel his pain because you do, not because he whines about it and shoves it down your throat. And he’s Good, in the exact sense of the word that comes back to haunt one of his “victims”…(aren’t we all?…Sorry, I can’t help myself). The Evil “Devils” in this movie “See Goodness” and truly FEEL how awful it is.
Inspirational Quote: “Buildings burn, people die, but Real Love is Forever”
Grade: A-