$ 50 million Budget, shooting star Bill Skarsgård (“ES”, “Nosferatu”) in the leading role and a cult classic of the 90s as a template: “The Crow” did not help in the cinema-but maybe yes in streaming?
Admittedly: “The Crow“Never stood under a good star. For many years, the reports were piled up for a new edition of the 90s classic”The Crow – the crow“(At a time, even Jason“ Aquaman ”was intended for the title role), only to be silent again. The legend status of the original with Brandon Leewho once lost his life due to an accident on the set, could not do justice to a reinterpretation of the material anyway. Or?
In the end, however, it came up, which many had not expected: Studio Lionsgate still made nails with heads and committed Rupert Sanderswho was able to put his stamp on another worshiped classic after “Ghost in the Shell”. However, many did not want to see the result-initially original director Alex Proyas (“Dark City”, “I, Robot”), who did not leave a good hair on the remake in advance …
… and subsequently also the potential target audience, which it only sporadically moved to the film theater. In the end, the star-occupied fantasy actioner was unable to rinse more than $ 24 million into the international box office-an economic disaster, also $ 50 million in view of the production costs of the production costs.
If you wanted to catch up with the film at least from the sofa, you now have the opportunity to do so. Because “The Crow” will be available in streaming subscription for the first time from now May 30, 2025, at WOW:
“The Crow” at WoW stream*
While her Bill Skarsgård was now also seen in another dark remake on the cinema screen (“Nosferatu – the undead“), You can now convince yourself of WoW how the” ES “and” John Wick 4 “star is a successor as Brandon Lees. Alternatively, the film is also available as VoD and At Amazon Prime Video* as well as on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K-Blu-ray*.
“The Crow”: no total failure, but no comparison to the original
Eric (Bill Skarsgård) is drawn by life, Shelly (FKA Twigs) on the run. Her lives seem hopeless until their paths cross in a withdrawal clinic and the two decide to get out of the dust together. So you can completely indulge in your love – until Shelly is obtained from her past.
Because the lovers falls the henchmen of the Diabolic Vincent Roeg (Danny Huston) victim. But while the young woman threatens to derive into hell, Eric gets the chance to take revenge on those who have him and his great love on his conscience as an immortal being between life and death …
In the Film start criticism There was an average of 2.5 out of 5 possible stars for “The Crow”. Author Julius Vietzen praises the film in it, among other things, “as an independent adaptation with some insane brutal action scenes” and thus, at least for all those who have a recommendation that have a soft spot for bloodthirsty blockbuster entertainment. On the other hand, however, “the film lacks the elegance and atmosphere that made the original unforgettable” – and the emotional anchor in the form of the love story between Eric and Shelly unfortunately only convinces only to a limited extent.
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