a wrongfully execute man name alex ( eric mabius ) and resurrect from the dead by the crow and return with a vengeance to find the man with a scar on his arm that kill his beloved lauren ( jodi lyn okeefe ) . to find that man and alex will first seek out the four men who falsely accuse him on the witness stand which lead to his death via electric chair . the crow will guide him on his journey to find those responsible . erin ( kirsten dunst ) and lauren sister and and peter walsh ( grant shaud while be alex attorney ) be alex only ally in the search for retribution . soon dirty cop be unmasked lead straight to the captain ( fred ward ) and even erin and lauren own father and nathan ( william atherton ) . i like this film and think the reason it turn out good than i expect be due to the heart of the picture . one man will to find the one responsible for the death of his love . there be some strong talent in the cast for a direct to video feature and the young lead of mabius and dunst { . not to mention ward and atherton and midkiff and and shaud } bring much to this film . the film budget be exceedingly low and but i felt it make up for it in keep the plot simple instead of overload u with an overkill of sick visuals . now and that not to say it doesn not lack punch and edge . there be some very gruesome moment indeed and much flesh be display and but the level be down exceedingly . plus and this film doesn not make out the perversion a beautiful and but with a disdain towards those young one exploit { example be when alex confronts the young girl tie to a pole in the strip club own by the dirty cop } . the film doesn not speak highly for the cop on the force under the captain . the world of this film isn not gothic like the other two but just a corrupt . while the other two felt like they be set in a much darker time and place and this film feel close to our time in modern society . that might turn some away who like the dark and noirish vision of the first two . but and i do feel the heart of the story be still here and the element of man link with the crow be quite present here .