With SHADOW, director Zhang Yimou (HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) once again pushes the boundaries of wuxia action to create a film like no other, masterfully painting a canvas of inky blacks and greys punctuated with bursts of color from the blood of the defeated. In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a "shadow", a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.
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Visually beautiful, lame story telling.The first problem is I had high expectations. Poor character development slow plot with the usual emotional yo-yo and dramatic angst you get in this genre of movie augmented the above problems. With visually stunning cinematography and beautiful choreographed fight scenes, it was just not enough to offset the glaring problems. Too much of the problems not enough of the redeeming qualities led to this being out of balance – unfortunate..Score: 2/5
Please Don't waste your money and timeI don't know how many of you love action movies. This is the worst martial arts movie. I just watched it because I trusted Rotten Tomatoes reviews. This is really bad. I wish I could get my money back..Score: 1/5
Seriously underratedIf you want to watch an action movie, then don’t waste your money. If you want to watch a good story movie, then go for it..Score: 5/5
Save your moneyThe trailer was the best part of the movie. The fight scenes were great but the rest of the movie was so slow..Score: 1/5
A master strokesCinematography was genius. The story telling was fantastic, the plot was wonderful..Score: 5/5
Slower than a turtle with lombegoTo dub this a martial arts film is ridiculous. An artsy wardrobe epic and irrelevant ancient Chinese customs drama. One of those can’t give it zero reviews..Score: 1/5
Dont expect the typical kungfu movieThis movie isn’t for everyone. If your looking for Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan action then move on. If you want a well crafted and well written drama then you can at least afford the $1 rent fee. Shadow not only has exceptional visuals and visual story telling but amazing characters. Chinese actors were great and conveyed their characters wonderfully. Great movie. Don’t listen to all the simple minded children who have broken expectations..Score: 5/5
TerribleThis was the slowest and least impactful movie I’ve ever seen. It wasn’t even worth the 99 cent rental price that I paid..Score: 1/5
GarbageDon’t listen to all the other fake reviews. First fight is like 1:30 into the movie(movie is only 2 hrs) rest is all talking..Score: 1/5
Think of it more as a political thriller than martial arts epic...It's been awhile since I saw a Chinese film I liked as much as this one. I'm a big fan of Zhang Yimou, but his last Chinese-financed film, The Assassin, left me a bit disappointed. To me, this is on the same level as Hero, and maybe even a tad better, if it's not too blasphemous too say. Like Hero, the colors mean a lot, and the set design is unbelievably well done. Also like Hero, which imitates Kurosawa's Roshomon in some ways, Shadow imitates a Kurosawa film -- in this case, Kagemusha. The difference between the two is in subtlety. I don't think that Kurosawa would have considered himself an artistic director until later in his career; while his frames are generally well-composed, his camera is, at least in his samurai films, always focused on movement. Yimou doesn't do that. His framing is just as good as Kurosawa, but I think he shares more in common with Ang Lee in that the movement in his screen is less... big... In both Zhang Yimou's and Ang Lee's filmmaking, a glance from one person to another means just as much as someone swinging a sword at someone else. Unlike Ang Lee, however, Zhang Yimou tells an awesome story (sorry to Ang Lee fans; I've just never been impressed with his storytelling). Shadow is, similar to, say, Crouching Tiger, much more about the interpersonal relationships and politics than it is about the action. Each of the main characters (and many of the side ones) are flushed out more fully than most characters in most movies. They all feel real, which is an amazing feat in and of itself. But to then formulate a plot that uses their motivations without ever explicitly stating it? It's like a puzzle that never fully comes together until the end. I'm not the biggest fan of the open ending here; I think it's the weakest point of the film since it doesn't allow Xiao's character arc to finish. But other than that, I honestly can't find a flaw with this movie. I loved every second of it and will buy it if it ever drops to $10 or less..Score: 5/5
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