Rotten
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.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
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The Phantom
Overview
The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Director and cast
- Simon Wincer Director
- Billy Zane as The Phantom / Kit Walker
- Kristy Swanson as Diana Palmer
- Treat Williams as Xander Drax
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Sala
- James Remar as Quill
- Jon Tenney as Jimmy Wells
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as The Great Kabai Sengh
- Patrick McGoohan as Phantom's Dad
- Bill Smitrovich as Uncle Dave Palmer
- Casey Siemaszko as Morgan
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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.
Godfrey Cheshire, Variety
Rotten
This belated, albeit decorative adaptation looks tamely second-hand.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Rotten
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.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
It's nice to see some things done the old way.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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