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Shadowboxer
When Rose (Helen Mirren), a female assassin, is diagnosed with terminal cancer; she decides to carry out one final killing, assisted by lover and also stepson, Mickey (Cuba Gooding Jr). Read more
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Ferlito |
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| Director | Lee Daniels |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Shadowboxer
When Rose (Helen Mirren), a female assassin, is diagnosed with terminal cancer; she decides to carry out one final killing, assisted by lover and also stepson, Mickey (Cuba Gooding Jr).
| Starring | Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Ferlito, Macy Gray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mo'nique |
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| Director | Lee Daniels |
| Studio | HIGH FLIERS DISTRIBUTION LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 07 May 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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Packs a Punch
Breaking conventional rules, Shadowboxer is dark, sexy, and very violent. On many levels the movie is uncomfortable to watch. All of the characters are flawed and the brazen sexuality and raw emotional performances, by a superb cast, is hard to watch at times. This is no popcorn movie but a thesis on age, sex, family, and violence. The direction was a little heavy handed, and in some scenes, it overshadowed the actors. Expect to see more in the future from Mo'nique in her break out role; and Macy Gray, as usual, was entertaining to watch. Cuba Gooding Jr, looking not much older than he was in the 'Show me the money' days in his Oscar winning performance in Jerry Maguire, is superb. In fact, I think that his is an important role in the history of film. A black man as an object of sexual desire by an older white woman certainly breaks the norms. Their intimate relationship will test your own beliefs on age and race. But by the time you figure out where you stand, another scene will give you reason to pause and think. And I guess that's what I like most about the film--being forced to confront issues I rarely think about and being entertained at the same time.
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- carlosreddevil from Risca
- Posted 16 Mar 2007 13:12
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Dull
You have to wonder what Helen Mirren thought she was signing on to when she agreed to do this movie...dreadful on almost every level, this is an horrendously slick attempt to court controversy. That in of itself isn't a bad thing, but when the end result is so dull, dull, dull you do have to wonder what on earth was the point...it's certainly an hour and a half of your life you are unlikely to ever see again...Avoid.
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