When 'Darkman 2' recapped the major events of the first film, I didn't mind. They even inserted footage of Vosloo taking over the role. I tell you this because 'Darkman 3' does it all over again and it doesn't stop there. Shots from '2' get reused too painting a picture of low budget, low on ideas, running out of places to go. Die Darkman Die' feels tired.
Dr. Peyton Westlake / Darkman (Arnold Vosloo) continues to take down baddies and use their cash to fix his artificial skin creation drawing the irk of mobster Peter Rooker (James Fahey). One of the trauma surgeons that originally helped Westlake in the hospital tracks him down and is able to reconnect his sense of pain, ability to feel and get him one step closer to solving his problem. Heading towards a final showdown with Rooker, he develops a care for the man's neglected wife & daughter which complicates matters.
The best thing going on here is Darkman (thru Fahey) being a loving husband & father. This element gives the flick heart that's been missing since the original in addition to the usual shtick of light action & humor. A subplot about mining Darkman's abilities isn't as interesting and only surface level. 'Die Darkman Die' comes off feeling generic and those reused scenes hinting at it's low budget don't help.
Dr. Peyton Westlake / Darkman (Arnold Vosloo) continues to take down baddies and use their cash to fix his artificial skin creation drawing the irk of mobster Peter Rooker (James Fahey). One of the trauma surgeons that originally helped Westlake in the hospital tracks him down and is able to reconnect his sense of pain, ability to feel and get him one step closer to solving his problem. Heading towards a final showdown with Rooker, he develops a care for the man's neglected wife & daughter which complicates matters.
The best thing going on here is Darkman (thru Fahey) being a loving husband & father. This element gives the flick heart that's been missing since the original in addition to the usual shtick of light action & humor. A subplot about mining Darkman's abilities isn't as interesting and only surface level. 'Die Darkman Die' comes off feeling generic and those reused scenes hinting at it's low budget don't help.