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Darkman Movie Review

Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake
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Scientist Peyton Westlake has discovered a new type of artificial skin. His lawyer girlfriend has discovered incriminating evidence against a mob boss, Robert Durant. Durant comes to Peyton's lab, demanding the documents, then beats up Peyton and blows up the lab. The subsequent injuries and the surgeries to repair them leave Peyton emotionally unstable, super-strong, and without a face. He uses his artificial skin can be used to disguise himself with other people's faces, but only temporarily. Peyton spends the rest of movie struggling to cope with what he has become, take revenge on those who have hurt him.

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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Character operated on/altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - Given added abilities
Superhero movie? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scientist
Age: - 20's-30's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - super strength
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium wavy
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - sad
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type - very skinny (female)
How much in movie? - 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - fat (man)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average Intelligence
Physical condition - average physique
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Kind of city - Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Any profanity? - Some foul language
Kinds of F/X - exploding bombs - nasty human transformations
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