History Film / TheCrowSalvation

* KnifeNut: Alex enjoys interrogating his victims with the very knife they used to set him up.

* DullSurprise: Creator/KristenDunst did ''not'' bring her A-game to this movie.

Prisoner Alex Corvis (Eric Mabius) dies via electric chair on his twenty-first birthday, executed for the [[RapeAsDrama rape]] and murder of his girlfriend Lauren -- even though he declares himself innocent of the crime up to his last words. The titular crow brings Corvis back from the dead so he can set things right, but Alex has only one clue as to who killed Lauren: the memory of a man with distinctive scars along his arm putting a key piece of evidence into Corvis' car. As Alex tries to work out who did the deed, he finds out that Lauren died because she discovered a secret about a group of {{Dirty Cop}}s -- one they didn't want anyone bringing to light.

* TheBadGuysAreCops: And not just in a HeroAntagonist way. It turns out [[spoiler:the real killers were were police captain John and his brigade of raping and murdering officers]].

* DullSurprise: Kristen Dunst did ''not'' bring her A-game to this movie.

* GetBackInTheCloset: The Films does away with The Lazarus Heart's LGBT related content.

* InfantImmortality: The corrupt cops execute a couple, but leave their baby alive.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Music/RobZombie was originally slated to write, direct, and supervise the music for this movie, but was fired because of creative differences with the producer. Zombie's song "Living Dead Girl" was stilled used for the film.
** Alex de la Iglesia turned down directing this film.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The BigBad, [[spoiler: John]], has studied Crow legends before and knows they can only stay as long as they have unfinished revenge. He uses this to his advantage by tricking Alex into thinking he's killed all those responsible, allowing him to temporarily stab Alex to death.
** Even the crow, assuming it's the same bird from the previous movies, has learned that the bad guys always try to kill it. When one cop shoots at it, it slumps over, pretending to be dead so that Alex can get the jump on him.

* GenreSavvy: Assuming this takes place in the same continuity of the other Crow films, it would explain why many characters take Alex coming back to life in stride rather than questioning it.

* GetBackInTheCloset: The Films does away with ''The Lazarus Heart's'' LGBT related content.

Fan reactions to this sequel varied: while some admired the film for taking a different direction (and getting away from the Eric Draven mythology), others felt this film had pushed the franchise into {{Sequelitis}} territory. [[WordOfGod James O'Barr]] said that he enjoyed Mabius' performance, but felt the film as a whole had too many problems.

''The Crow: Salvation'' is the third movie in TheCrow series of films, based off one of The Crow novels called The Lazarus Heart.

Alex Corvis (Eric Mabius) is put to death on his twenty-first birthday for the murder of his girlfriend Lauren, who was [[RapeAsDrama raped]] and brutally stabbed fifty-three times. He's brought back by the crow to set things right. The only clue he has to real killer's identity is the memory of a man with distinctive scars putting a key piece of evidence into his car. Along the way, he discovers that Lauren was killed when she discovered a secret a bunch of {{Dirty Cop}}s didn't want anyone to know.

Fan reactions to this sequel varied. Some admired the film for going in a completely different direction, while others felt that the film franchise as a whole had fallen completely into {{Sequelitis}} territory. James O'Barr [[WordOfGod himself]] said that he enjoyed Eric Mabius' performance as Alex, but felt the film had too many problems and plot holes going on.

!!This film contains examples of:

* CrusadingLawyer: Alex's lawyer. It's not enough to keep his client from getting fried on the electric chair.
* DeadpanSnarker: Alex definitely is more sarcastic and biting than the previous Crows.
* DirtyCop: A whole squadron of them.

** The cop who watches Alex shoot himself in the mouth and then heal from it doesn't react much more differently than when Alex initially carjacked him.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Alex gets the traditional Crow make-up look from scars left after the electric chair mask used in his death burns his face. The man who framed him has scars on his arm created through the body modification technique of putting screws in.
* InfantImmortality: A baby is left alive by the cops after they execute its mother and father.

* LightningCanDoAnything: A well-timed lightning strike causes the voltage of the electric chair to go up much further than its intended during Alex's electrocution.
* StockFootage: Due to a limited budget, some of the shots of the crow are recycled from the first movie.

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Alex Corvis (Eric Mabius) is put to death on his twenty-first birthday for the murder of his girlfriend Lauren, who was [[RapeAsDrama raped]] and brutally stabbed fifty-three times. He's brought back by the crow to set things right. The only clue he has to real killer's identity is the memory of a man with distinctive scars putting a key piece of evidence into his car. Along the way, he discovers that Lauren was killed when she discovered a secret a bunch of [[DirtyCop DirtyCops]] didn't want anyone to know.

The Crow: Salvation is the third movie in TheCrow series of films, based off one of The Crow novels called The Lazarus Heart. Alex Corvis (Eric Mabius) is put to death on his twenty-first birthday for the murder of his girlfriend Lauren, who was [[RapeAsDrama raped]] and brutally stabbed fifty-three times. He's brought back by the crow to set things right. The only clue he has to real killer's identity is the memory of a man with distinctive scars putting a key piece of evidence into his car. Along the way, he discovers that Lauren was killed when she discovered a secret a bunch of [[DirtyCop DirtyCops]] didn't want anyone to know.

* UnfortunateImplications: All the LGBT themes present in the novel were changed in the film. In the book, the character Alex is based off is gay, and put to death for the murder of his lover. Lauren's character was based off the lover's twin transwoman sister.

Fan reactions to this sequel varied. Some admired the film for going in a completely different direction, while others felt that the film franchise as a whole had fallen completely into Sequelitis territory. James O'Barr [[WordOfGod himself]] said that he enjoyed Eric Mabius' performance as Alex, but felt the film had too many problems and plot holes going on.

* CrusadingLawyer: Alex's lawyer. It's not enough to keep his client from getting fried on the electric chair