Witchblade (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Ralph Hemecker

Writers:

Marc Silvestri (comic book)
J.D. Zeik (writer)

Release Date:

27 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Mystery

Tagline:

A new force of justice has arrived on the streets of New York.

Plot:

Witchblade is the story of New York detective, Sara Pezzini, whose search for justice leads her to an arcane weapon that grants her the power to battle Earth's darkest evil forces.

Plot Keywords:

Joan Of Arc | Destiny | Superheroine | Crime Boss | New York City

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Yancy Butler	...	Det. Sara "Pez" Pezzini
Anthony Cistaro	...	Kenneth Irons
Conrad Dunn	...	Gallo
David Chokachi	...	Jake McCartey
Kenneth Welsh	...	Joe Siri
Will Yun Lee	...	Danny Woo
Eric Etebari	...	Ian Nottingham
Jody Racicot
Hal Eisen
Jim Codrington
Tony Munch
Katherine Trowell	...	Receptionist
Whitney Westwood	...	Maria Bonazzi
Phil Hay
Tyson McAuley

Runtime:

Australia:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Australia:M | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Halsted Pictures

Trivia:

The film ends with a comic book-style image of Sara. This is actually a picture of the comic book version of Witchblade, modified to reflect the costume of the TV version (which is considerably more conservative than the skimpy comic version).

Quotes:

Sara Pezzini: Things are a lot more connected than they appear.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#25.7)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

She Cries Your Name

Pretty awful

This was a made-for-TV movie a few years back when comic book adaptations were just starting to make a name for themselves with films such as "X-Men" raking in all the cash at the box office. Unfortunately "Witchblade" is just another cash-in and not at all unique - it is supposedly based on a comic book of the same name, but in all actuality, it's just plain lame. (Hey, that rhymed!) Yancy Butler plays the lead character - a woman who inadvertently stumbles upon a magic "blade" that gives her superpowers to battle evildoers. Enter the Bad Guy Who Wants to Dominate the Earth and other comic book clichés - all in all it's pretty terrible.

The acting isn't completely atrocious but it leaves a lot to be desired. The direction is poor and typically made-for-TV in style; however it's the script that is particularly bad - annoying, banal, and packed with really bad dialogue.

The fact that this "film" spawned a TV series is kind of surprising because it is basically just a poor cash-in on a rather obscure comic book that I had never even heard of. (But then again, I don't read comics.) View at your own peril.