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| Paramount Pictures | Release Date: June 7, 1996 |
Starring:
Bill Smitrovich, Billy Zane, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Casey Siemaszko, Catherine Zeta Jones, David Proval, James Remar, Joseph Ragno, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams
Summary:
The Phantom, descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City to thwart a wealthy criminal genius from obtaining three magic skulls which would give him the secret to ultimate power.
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Everything about The Phantom is pleasantly old-fashioned, the opposite of avant-garde and cutting edge. Not intended for those who yearn for greatness, this unassuming adventure film is so cheerful and sweet-natured it's difficult to resist warming up to its modest charms. [7 June 1996, p.CF]
The Nintendo generation may not “get” The Phantom any more than those original Thirties fans would have understood Bruce Wayne's tortured psyche, but that aside, Wincer's updating of an old warhorse is lovingly done. It's a Saturday afternoon matinee for the Nineties, 60 years old and totally new.
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Sorry, folks, but he just looks too much like one of the Fruit-of-the-Loom guys. [7 June 1996, p.7G]
Sorry, Phantom, but the purple suit has got to go. No amount of buff bod can make an audience take a superhero in bright purple seriously...And while we're at it, that script has got to go, too. Screenwriter Jeffrey Boam apparently studied the first two "Indiana Jones" movies so thoroughly -- so that he could write "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" -- that he's carried many of the motifs to "The Phantom."
The result is not breathtaking excitement, but rather a stunning lack of originality. [7 June 1996]
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Aug 7, 2023
The Phantom has transfixing action, an indiana-esque plot and a suave character played by Billy Zane.
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Jul 12, 2023
I can say that it is not a bad movie, especially for its time, but I expected more!
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