Blaironit Excellent film with a gripping story!

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

moviefan2k4 The core story of this movie is really good, but like the other sequels, it revels in extreme sexuality and gore, neither of which were in the original.Eric Mabius ("Resident Evil", TV's "Ugly Betty") stars as Alex Corvis, convicted for the brutal murder of his girlfriend Lauren Randall (Jodi-Lyn O'Keefe). Framed for the crime, and without any evidence to his innocence, Alex is executed on the night of his 21st birthday. Hours later, he is revived by a hypnotic crow, and given the power of invincibility. Breaking into the police evidence room, Alex finds a list of witnesses from his trial. The first, Tommy Leonard, tells Alex the cops on that list blackmailed him.Soon, Lauren's sister Erin (Kirsten Dunst) runs into Alex while visiting Lauren's grave, but he disappears. Later, he visits her home with evidence incriminating her father (William Atherton). Faced with the truth, she agrees to help him, but is soon kidnapped by the corrupt police chief (Fred Ward). Killing all the officers in a quest to find Lauren's real murderer, Alex is fooled into thinking his mission's finished. Now mortal, he finds out the captain ordered Lauren's death, but is stabbed repeatedly while confronting him. Dying again, Eric is brought to the captain's lair, but has his powers restored by the crow for a final showdown. Back at the prison's execution chamber, Alex and Erin watch as the captain is electrocuted. Finally free, Alex vanishes for good, and Erin visits his grave sometime later.My main reasons for rating the film so low are due to explicit sexuality and gore. Several people are repeatedly stabbed, one man has a name carved into his head, and another's arm is cut off. Extended walks through a strip club show topless dancers and fully nude porn workers. The language is about on par with the rest of the series, and definitely fits the R rating.

mattboy07 Look, I won't lie and say "The Crow: Salvation" is some sort of academy award winning feature. It is good, though.*Minor Spoiler Warnings* Alex Corvis is a young man who is now being executed for the murder of his girlfriend. He maintains his innocence, claiming instead that a man with a strange scar planted the evidence in his car and he never would have done such a thing. All seems sad and somber until a cut away during the execution shows that scarred-man taunting the now dying Alex. And so, the magical crow avatar resurrects the main character to exact revenge, unravel the mystery behind the events, and set things right. *End Spoilers*The hook is fairly intriguing the first time around. Sure, it's an old premise of a dead man coming back for revenge, but it is much better than the mishandled "City of Angels". It stays true to The Crow formula well enough but doesn't try to re-create the lightning in a bottle of the first film. Trying to stand on its own two legs seems unsteady at times, but still there are many things to enjoy.The acting is actually really enjoyable. The evil doers are sufficient and dark enough that you don't mind when they're systematically killed in a vindicated manner. Fred Ward plays the main villain and he's still superb, proving that once again he's highly under rated. The real shocker comes from Eric Mabius (who plays the main character Alex). He shows drive, emotion, depth, and even an character arc you wouldn't expect. He's an A-list actor in the B-list movie and it really shows that he outclasses his surroundings. Even Kirsten Dunst (pre-Spiderman) manages to put on some form of acting ability.The plot is somewhat disted and random. When Alex kicks into high gear and begins his bloody crusade, it's some great moments on film. Unfortunately, after he dispatches the first two villains, the pacing slows down, de-rails, and never really gets back on track. There's more action but it never really picks back up. Plot threads seem to trail off, become neglected, or resolve with little reason or rhyme. There's even an identity crisis plot twist that seems wholly unnecessary.The Crow: Salvation is a good movie for what it is. Don't go into the experience looking for some great caliber of drama and action. It has gratuitous stripper scenes, slightly cheesy gore, and some low budget moments that can't be ignored. Still, It's dark, visceral, satisfying, and well handled. It's better than the second (which truly was awful), features a great sound track, is different enough that you don't feel ripped off, and fun.8/10

Michael_Elliott The Crow: Salvation (2000) * (out of 4)The third film in the series succeeds at becoming not only worse than the second but also the first to go straight to DVD. This time out Alex Corvis (Eric Mabius) is put to death for killing his girlfriend, a crime he didn't commit. Soon after the electricity, the crow brings him back to life to seek out those who really did the crime. THE CROW: SALVATION is a pretty awful movie from start to finish but thankfully there are a few moments that get so campy that you can't help but laugh and this is what keeps the thing from becoming a total bomb. The majority of the problems can be blamed on an awful screenplay and some really bad performances. The screenplay offers up some of the worst dialogue that you're ever going to hear and this is where a great many laughs come from. Just check out the first scene where the revived Alex meets his girlfriend's sister (Kirsten Dunst) and just listen to their conversation. The dialogue is so bad at times one really wonders if it wasn't meant as some homage to Edward D. Wood, Jr.. The performances are another really bad thing with Mabius coming off incredibly awful with his line delivery and the entire way he acts the part. I'm not sure if he was trying to copy Brandon Lee from the first film but he fails miserably and I'd say that the lack of energy or excitement just brought the film down even more. At this point in her career Dunst wasn't the greatest actress in the world and I think this is the worst I've seen her. She appears to be bored out of her mind and constantly wondering to herself what she's doing in this picture. At least Fred Ward adds some nice touches as the crooked Captain. THE CROW: SALVATION is a very poor film that's clearly just attaching itself to a popular original movie in hopes of milking out some cash.

WakenPayne OK this isn't as good as The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) but better than The Crow (1994) some music tracks of this makes me wonder if I have gotten hold of a movie with the same music guy from Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) but take nothing else away from it These Crow Movies need a higher rating me watching them makes me wonder if this is THE GREATEST FILM FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME. yes you read that right I love these movies the only reason I haven't watched The Crow: City Of Angels (1996) is that I cannot find it no matter where I go this villain is one of those "I want him to die" villains I also had never ever heard of these actors (which they were very good) besides Kirsten Dunst which we all know from Spiderman (this movie is way better) now the plot is The third entry in 'The Crow' series follows Alex Corvis, who was framed for the murder of his girlfriend and is executed. he is then brought back from the dead by a crow when the legend says 'Love is stronger than death'. He returns to discover that a corrupt police force is behind her murder and for him to go after the killers, he must find out the mystery behind everything that happened. 10 years old and still a good movieRating: 9/10