The Phantom
Purple-costumed Phantom (Billy Zane), descendent of a line of African superheroes, travels to New York City in order to thwart a master criminal's acquisition of mystical skulls with legendary powers.
16 December 1961, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
9 July 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 June 1954, San Diego, California, USA
2 June 1924, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
25 December 1941, Chicago, Illinois, USA
27 November 1967, Red Wing, Minnesota, USA
July 07, 2010
Our grim avengers of the 21st century could use some reminding that it's okay to smile once in awhile… and that 'fun' should be more than just an afterthought when stories of this ilk are told.
February 14, 2001
It's nice to see some things done the old way.
July 07, 2010
As the Phantom, Billy Zane, buff to the max, has a likable insouciance, but there's not much he can do to flesh out this relic.
June 27, 2016
Maybe "The Phantom" would have been better served betting the house on its old-school aesthetic. Supertitles. Narrators. Melodramatic music. Cheesy? Sure, but bravely so, in a way that would make it a bold outlier rather than a mostly blasé casualty.
June 24, 2006
This belated, albeit decorative adaptation looks tamely second-hand.
April 19, 2016
'90s superhero adventure has action violence, profanity.
January 01, 2000
The pleasures are familiar, but not the least bit inspired.
July 19, 2010
The result is oddly ineffectual and sometimes just plain dull.
June 06, 2001
Expect this ghost of bad movies past to walk quickly to the back bins of Blockbuster, where it should be filed under a helpful heading, monotonous and juvenile.
July 19, 2010
If the biggest problem with costumed superheroes is those silly costumes, the venerable comic-book crimefighter known as the Phantom (Billy Zane) has a bigger problem than most.
April 10, 2017
A sleek and breezy action film in the vein of "Indiana Jones"...
March 26, 2009
While it hardly stands to vanquish the celluloid incarnations of Superman and Batman, this version of an older cartoon crusader's exploits does have a pleasingly astute sense of its place in the great scheme of things pulp.
