Nobody makes movies like Sam Raimi anymore. Including Sam Raimi.
What’s exciting about Darkman (other than seeing Frances McDormand and Liam Neeson have to speak its dialogue) is that it shows how awesome a low-budget movie can be. It’ll force you to think up ways to get the shots you need in innovative ways. Camera placement is key in the early Raimi films; every conceivable angle and swoop are used, making this a real geeky treat. Exhibit A in the case against doing everything with a computer.
Yeah, Darkman is *meh*. You want good non-Evil Dead Raimi, it’s all about The Quick and the Dead.
I pull this film out twice a year with popcorn.