S04E04: I was really hoping the 2024 reboot of The Crow would be a winner, but press F to pay respects. The film fundamentally misunderstands what makes a revenge story tick, spending geologically-relevant levels of time on backstory we already know and then robbing us of a satisfying payoff.

In this review, I get into why the film fails all on its own, completely separate from the 1994 classic. I'll cover the systemic pacing issues that kill the first hour, the frustrating misuse of great actors like Laura Birn, and how the film had a perfect blueprint for success in James O'Barr's original graphic novel and chose to... reinvent the wheel as a square.

And yes, we will definitely be talking about the mystical puddle-snakes.

▶ Read the full transcript of this review here: https://parrydox.com/why-you-didnt-like-the-crow-2024/

▶ Fewer Mystical Snakes, More Action! Speaking of supernatural stories where the heroes don't rely on questionable magic, check out my urban fantasy novel, The Three Faces of Fate: https://www.books2read.com/TheThreeFacesofFate

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