Above shadowy crime-infested streets a masked avenger watches. Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht) was one of Central City s finest cops until a gangster s bullet ended his life. Now Fate has brought him back from the beyond as the Spirit a street-hardened hero who faces off against seductive foes like the voluptuous Sand Saref (Eva Mendes) and the alluring Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson). Then of course there s his evil archenemy the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) with a mission to wipe out Spirit s beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality in this graphic action-thriller.