Again I find myself defending a Crow movie. Not as good as the original, but it is mostly the originals fault. The studio put so much unneeded pressure on it by over doing it with promotion, and in the long run, it hurt the film. In my opinion, amazing visuals, and a good story line to work with, but again, comparison to The Crow, which is unfair, hurts the films quality in many people's eyes. It is hard to replace such a loved star in a movie, and Perez probably had a hard time dealing with the mystique or whatever with the role. What would you do if you had to play a role that made a man famous, but also cost him his life? Overall, I think that the story and actual filming of the movie were very good, but the characters often lack substance, but it is a quality movie if you like the series, and I give it much, much higher than the IMDB rating.