While "The Phantom" is not the brightest moment in cinema history, it is still better than the 2009 attempt to reinvent the character and bring it up-to-date. The whole concept of the phantom is campy and worked well enough in comic book format but didn't translate all that well in transition to the screen.
For a 1996 action hero movie, then "The Phantom" is entertaining for what it is, a campy attempt at bringing an equally campy comic book hero to life on the screen. Now, I have never been much fan of Billy Zane, but he actually did a good job in this movie. The cast list is adequate, taking into consideration the premises of the movie.
The story is about a jungle legend of the ghost that walks; a lineage of a vigilante family who fights evil in all its forms. And with Xander Drax planning on hoarding the power of ancient Bengalian artifacts, the phantom must rise yet again.
Don't expect any award winning material from "The Phantom". You know what you will get here with this type of movie when you sit down to watch it, it is straight to the point.
For a 1996 action hero movie, then "The Phantom" is entertaining for what it is, a campy attempt at bringing an equally campy comic book hero to life on the screen. Now, I have never been much fan of Billy Zane, but he actually did a good job in this movie. The cast list is adequate, taking into consideration the premises of the movie.
The story is about a jungle legend of the ghost that walks; a lineage of a vigilante family who fights evil in all its forms. And with Xander Drax planning on hoarding the power of ancient Bengalian artifacts, the phantom must rise yet again.
Don't expect any award winning material from "The Phantom". You know what you will get here with this type of movie when you sit down to watch it, it is straight to the point.