Mutants at the X-Men scale almost seem out of place now in the developed Marvel Movie U.

Yes! There was a rock n roll 90s angst in the cultural zeitgeist at the time the Crow was released. It was a perfect film for the time. 

I get that. The studio is banking on you wanting to watch Bladerunnerish futuristic, half robotic, half naked ScarJo shooting things up. I doubt they care about theoretical analysis of the subtle complexities.