After disappearing into the shadows for decades, a new hero now emerges to take up the legendary mantle and once again protect us from the darkness - the Shadow has returned. The detail is there but Westlake's face isn't quite as moist and raw looking, it looks a bit more rubbery this time around, but still decent. Darkman concocts masks of his enemies and infiltrates Durant's gang, turning everyone on themselves. Westlake teams up with said scientist because his research is getting good results. Westlake meets and befriends a scientist named David Brinkman, who is also working on a synthetic skin formula. More like made for TV, but with the action it just makes 3 stars, Its in my collection but only because its a freebie. His synthetic skin still has a 99-minute timeframe before light causes it to break down, and he continues to search for a way to solve the problem. Typical early 90's superhero silliness really. Jesse Collins in Darkman II: The Return of Durant. Sadly, Brinkman happens to live in a huge warehouse that Durant wants to buy because it is the ideal factory to construct illegal weapons, but Brinkman doesn't want to sell.

Welcome back is Drake who once again astonishes with a gleefully maniacal performance, rightfully stealing the show. The visuals, the gritty seedy trashy atmosphere, all the usual comicbook tropes such as struggling with inner rage, an underground lair, hero shots, shadows etc...Its all here and it all looks like a solid continuation from the first flick, which again is kinda surprising.

The film is followed by a third and final entry in the series,

Durant attempts to rebuild his crumbling empire by devising a new particle gun to sell on the market. Love 'em or hate 'em, Universal's two "Darkman" sequels were among the earliest and perhaps most notable direct-to-video follow-ups. Science Fiction & Fantasy His synthetic skin still has a 99-minute timeframe before light causes it to break down, and he continues to search for a way to solve the problem.

But Dr. Bridget Thorne double-crosses him, implanting a device in his brain that lets Rooker control him and gain from his research.

Naturally you shouldn't expect anything epic as this feature is a pure slice of trashy comicbook hokem which I'm sure the actors were well aware of, but it all works nicely. With its tongue firmly planted within its cheek, this movie certainly achieves what it set out to do, and that was to try and stand side by side with the original.

This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry.

~ Sean D. MacLaggan, Rovi

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And my favorite Villain Larry Drake rose from the dead, he had to no one survives a helicopter crash that hits a bridge and explodes, but we see him come back to life out of a coma, and after that fiery crash, what no burns. Verified Purchase. In said sequence Westlake/Darkman confronts a fleeing criminal. Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995) [Dr. David Brinkman]: Beaten and tortured to death by Larry Drake's henchmen (including being thrown around, having his face burned on a hotplate, and being force-fed frogs), after he refuses to sell his warehouse to Larry. Because this movie lacks the grandeur of the original. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Weak sequel.

This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Brinkman manages to break past the 99 minute photosensitivity reaction that causes Westlake's skin to break down in the light. The beginning of the movie also seems structured in a similar way, showcasing a short action sequence with some faceless criminals who aren't part of the main plot. The film stars Arnold Vosloo, now taking the role of Darkman, and Larry Drake reprising his role as Robert G. Durant from the first film.

Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The first sequel to Darkman, released in 1995, with Darkman now played by Arnold Vosloo. In an ensuing battle, Durant's men, Dr. Hathaway, and a group of men who were intending to buy his particle weapons are all killed.