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CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

davidkeys-72154 It feels strange that currently we are amidst a massive Superhero binge. Hollywood has managed to saturate the superhero genre but there was a time once when a Superhero film was a lifetime event. The Shadow belongs to that era- based on the pulp character from the 30s this is a polarizing film. I loved it for the most part especially the low key feel and tone. The casting is good and Alec Baldwin is more than adequate. Say what you will about the guy and his temper, he was a dashing man(and still is) and plays both The shadow and his alias Lamont Cranston quite well. Reviewers thought otherwise and even the box office was tepid but this film has developed a cult following ever since.

Predrag I'm very surprised that this movie didn't get very popular. There are many reasons why this movie is so wonderful. I've always loved good-looking Alec Baldwin, especially in his role as Jack Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October". In this movie his acting and expressions are very good along with the acting done by beautiful Penelope Ann Miller, great John Lone, funny Jonathon Winters as Lamont's uncle, and everyone else. Except for maybe Tim Curry, I've never really liked him. Though some people may not like it for it being pretty corny, I thought that's what it made it so fun to watch! The action is cool, especially the end where Alec Baldwin hunts down John Lone with all the mirrors and glass in the room. The witty humor in it gave this movie also a right touch. I love the part where Margo Lane keeps interrupting Lamont Cranston because she can read his mind and knows what he's going to say. The music is just fantastic, giving the movie a creepy feeling to it. The cinematography and the Gothic scenes also help.A film of this type is only as good as its villain, and thanks must be given to John Lone for turning in a journeyman job as Shiwan Khan. American audiences have seldom had a chance to see him in this sort of role, and he carries it off well, delivering the sort of lines one would expect of an evildoer stepping from the pages of a 1930's era pulp magazine. At times vicious, at other times charming and urbane, Lone meets the Shadow as an equal in ability and is fun to watch. If there is a problem with the film it's that there's perhaps too much of Lamont Cranstron and not enough of "The Shadow". Several elements from Walter Gibson's original "Shadow" stories are employed, and the moments when Baldwin appears as The Shadow are suitably exciting, but they are few and far between. Even at the climactic battle most of Baldwin's trademark Shadow accouterments are eliminated, and we're faced with Lamont Cranston trying to hold onto the situation. David Koepp, who has written enough excellent adventure-oriented screenplays, should've known better. The screenplay which David Goyer and Christopher Nolan turned in for 2005's "Batman Begins" is a much better example of how "The Shadow" should've been handled.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

Death-2-trolls I remember Adam Baldwin was action man, first starring in Hunt for Red October which was very awesome and now in The Shadow. I remember when The Shadow came out, it didn't get too many good reviews and pretty much was lost. After watching the Last Emperor where John Lone was the main character, I decided to give The Shadow a chance. What I saw was an action movie that wasn't bad and was very entertaining. It surely wasn't going to win an Oscar, but I doubt anybody would wanna know more about The Shadow. Ian McKellan is also in the movie along with Tim Curry, what more fun can we ask? Penelope as the love interest wasn't all that bad although her career seems like to be limited to supporting cast and TV movie. The action and special effects were quite excellent for a fun movie. As a fun movie, this is how you should treat it as, just a fun movie.

goatbut29 This movie is so bad that I watched it when it first came out and totally forgot about it. So much so, that I thought I found a 'superhero' movie that I had somehow missed.Baldwin is Baldwin. I wasn't expecting anything there. Knowing now that the guy hated on his daughter like an evil bully, its hard to forget what a schmuck he is when trying to escape reality for an hour and a half.The graphics are dated and obviously fake, the cast was the same from many other movies which gave it an even more obviously fake feel.The cheesiness of it is just dreadful.Seeing all the glowing remarks about it just confirms what I had already thought: you cannot trust the reviews on this site. Either they are all cheesy little lib-tard art-majors (also called 'unemployed'), or hacks for the companies that pump out this bile.Either way, skip this flick. Even if its free. If you decide to watch it and somehow find yourself liking it, please consider that your life is worthless and you should not be voting, breeding, or consuming oxygen around others. Seek professional help.