The first “Darkman” had a fun gothic style and the second one was watchable. However, I found “Darkman III: Die Darkman Die” to be a rather unenjoyable third entry. It looks even cheaper than the second film and it’s just rather mundane with none of the interesting ideas being given enough time to develop.

Arnold Vosloo (“The Mummy”) returns as Darkman as he continues his crusade against crime. Peter Rooker (Jeff Fahey “The Lawnmower Man”, “Machete”) is a mobster who wants to use Darkman’s abilities to fuel his criminal empire. Can Darkman foil the crime boss’ evil scheme or has he finally met his match?

A lot of criticism was hurled at Vosloo when the second film was released as he was deemed a poor replacement for Liam Neeson. I think Vosloo is okay but in this one, he really isn’t given enough good material to work with. Jeff Fahey is fairly forgettable as the villain. A big problem I have with all the “Darkman” movies is that the villains are just mobsters and not supervillains. There are some other characters that try to add some emotional depth to the story but they are not given enough time to shine.

The first “Darkman” had some really good special effects and exciting action sequences. “Darkman III” looks like it was made for very little money and it looks really bad at times. At one point, the villains here manage to find a way to have Darkman under their control but just minutes later, he’s escaped their control so it just feels like a totally pointless plot element. There are various other parts that just don’t really go anywhere. If you loved the other “Darkman” films then maybe you’ll like this one but I feel that it’s undeniably the weakest instalment in the trilogy.