Aw hell, since I reviewed the other two, why not part 3, eh? Continuing in pretty much the same style as part 2, Darkman 3 gives us a new villain in the form of Jeff Fahey. Fahey's into marketing steroids and he's a lousy husband and father. Darkman's on hand to throw a wrench in his steroid operation. But when Fahey captures Darkman(thus screwing him once again right when he's on the verge of perfecting his synthetic skin. Man, this guy's always having the rug pulled out from under him at the last minute), he finds a way to make a super steroid from Darkman's blood, thus injecting his henchmen with the steroid and giving them Darkman's strength. He plans to make big bucks with this neat new drug. Darkman gets away and goes after Fahey, but along the way becomes infatuated with Fahey's wife and daughter who he feels sorry for since they are treated like dirt. Darkman does what he does best by being master of disguise and sneaking around Fahey's operation. One amusing scene has him wearing Fahey's face and searching his home for a computer disc and then finding himself in the middle of a surprise birthday party thrown for him. Of course it all leads to the big confrontation with Fahey and his supergoons. Typical, yet fun little action flick. There's a little bit more of an attempt to go for Darkman's emotional side again, moreso than the last film. Vosloo's not gonna get the academy's attention around Oscar time, but he's still suave and cool as all hell as Darkman. Fahey makes for a rather sinister, soft spoken villain. He's no Robert G Durant, but he's a mean SOB. If you liked the style of the second film, then there's no reason you shouldn't find this entertaining. Harmless family fun. |