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The Shadow

4.7

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Original title

The Shadow

Year

1994

Running time

107 min.

Country

United States

Director

Russell Mulcahy

Screenwriter

David Koepp. Comic: Walter G. Gibson

Cast

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography

Stephen H. Burum

Producer

Bregman/Baer Productions, Universal Pictures

Genre

Fantasy. Adventure. Mystery | 1930s. Based on a Comic. Superheroes

Synopsis

Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's minds", the Shadow comes blazing to the city's rescue with explosive results.

Critics' reviews

"The movie has all the coherence of a bad acid flashback."

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"It offers a diverting, nostalgic retreat to the innocent days when crime fighting was a pleasant, rich man's hobby."

Caryn James: The New York Times
"Overproduced but underwhelming monolith"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"If you respond to film noir (...) the look of this movie will work some kind of magic.The story itself may not be so mesmerizing, but who really cares? (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"It's adventurous film-making, genuinely enthusiastic and genuinely inspired"

Mick LaSalle: SFGATE
"Baldwin's low-key performance lacks charisma, Lone alternates between lip-smacking villainy and camp humour, and Miller is chiefly a clothes-horse for a series of slinky '30s frocks."

Derek Adams: Time Out
"The film has a wonderful super-production look and Baldwin's Shadow breezes through via nifty invisible effects, but the plot never really gels (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Jack Yeovil: Empire

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The Shadow

1994

Russell Mulcahy

4.7

(3,948)