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The Shadow was once a vicious criminal who was captured by a mystic who taught him the powers of the mind to become the nemesis of all evil. In this adventure he pits his wits against the last living descendant of Ghengis Khan who plans to take over the world. Read more

Starring	Adam Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle
Director	Russell Mulcahy
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- A dim attempt to revive a forgotten hero of pulp fiction, radio and a little-regarded cinema serial of the 40s; the period setting looks good but the story is thin and the result forgettable.
- 29778
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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- - 3
  - 0
  This is better ...
  
  Alec Baldwin makes a brilliant Shadow, redeaming himself after his wrong-doing as an alter-ego. The whole secret society thing is well done too.
  
  The ... read more »
  
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- 297475
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - DreamGenius
  - Surrey
  - 14 Jan 2004 at 13:48
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- - 0
  - 0
  Who knows what fun lies in the heart of this DVD?
  
  A throughly daft attempt to jump on the comic book bandwagon but that said a throughly enjoyable waste of a couple of hours. Alec Baldwin clearly doesn't ... read more »
  
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- 1012533
- - Griff1893
  - 6 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Jul 2011 at 15:34
- - 1
  - 0
  The Shadow
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I will not start this review like so many others with a synopsis. So I will get straight into my views on this title.
  
  The film has some very high ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 814120
- - RegularAnt
  - 2 reviews
  - Taunton
  - 24 Sep 2009 at 10:49
- - 0
  - 0
  Great fun
  
  Of course the plot is prepostrous, it's a comic adaptation! But it's a good, fun movie. I rented this out years ago on VHS (ask your dad) and got it out... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Barnet
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 00:43
- - 1
  - 2
  Zzzzzzz....
  
  You know, I generally hate one sentence reviews that make no effort to appreciate the film on any kind of artistic level but OH MY GOD I fell asleep within the ... read more »
  
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- - MrBenn
  - 23 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 13 Dec 2006 at 13:21
- - 1
  - 1
  Raimi's Baby!
  
  Having found myself falling in love with Sam Raimi's movies, most notably 'Spider-Man' fims 1 & 2+ 'Darkman' it made me think, Sam Raimi... read more »
  
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- 61577
- - a customer
  - newcastle
  - 01 Jan 2005 at 20:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Another Comic Book Hero
  
  Good rendition of the classic comic book. Baldwin gave a good impression of the torn character and the dark settings do much to add to the overall felling of ... read more »
  
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- - Doomwar
  - Manchester
  - 29 Nov 2004 at 18:19
- - 3
  - 1
  silly but fun!
  
  This is ' The Shadow' sure it had
  
  the potential to be darker and have a much better storyline but the good part of this movie is that it ... read more »
  
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- 8119
- - a customer
  - NEWCASTLE
  - 22 Jun 2004 at 15:26
- - 1
  - 0
  I thought that this ...
  
  I thought that this film was highly interesting and I found it very funny too but it is very far fetched which is the reason I liked the film...I would ... read more »
  
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- - Amy#40
  - SWANSEA
  - 23 May 2004 at 19:39
- - 3
  - 0
  This is better ...
  
  Alec Baldwin makes a brilliant Shadow, redeaming himself after his wrong-doing as an alter-ego. The whole secret society thing is well done too.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 297475
- - DreamGenius
  - Surrey
  - 14 Jan 2004 at 13:48
- - 0
  - 0
  This is a film to ...
  
  This is a film to watch when you have nothing else to do with your time it is very far fetched and impossible to believe the story line.
  
  Report this review
- 26159
- - Bill#3
  - PERTH
  - 13 Dec 2003 at 11:48
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- - 3
  - 0
  This is better ...
  
  Alec Baldwin makes a brilliant Shadow, redeaming himself after his wrong-doing as an alter-ego. The whole secret society thing is well done too.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 297475
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - DreamGenius
  - Surrey
  - 14 Jan 2004 at 13:48
- - 3
  - 1
  silly but fun!
  
  This is ' The Shadow' sure it had
  
  the potential to be darker and have a much better storyline but the good part of this movie is that it ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 8119
- - a customer
  - NEWCASTLE
  - 22 Jun 2004 at 15:26
- - 1
  - 0
  I thought that this ...
  
  I thought that this film was highly interesting and I found it very funny too but it is very far fetched which is the reason I liked the film...I would ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 36676
- - Amy#40
  - SWANSEA
  - 23 May 2004 at 19:39
- - 1
  - 0
  The Shadow
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I will not start this review like so many others with a synopsis. So I will get straight into my views on this title.
  
  The film has some very high ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 814120
- - RegularAnt
  - 2 reviews
  - Taunton
  - 24 Sep 2009 at 10:49
- - 0
  - 0
  This is a film to ...
  
  This is a film to watch when you have nothing else to do with your time it is very far fetched and impossible to believe the story line.
  
  Report this review
- 26159
- - Bill#3
  - PERTH
  - 13 Dec 2003 at 11:48
- - 1
  - 1
  Raimi's Baby!
  
  Having found myself falling in love with Sam Raimi's movies, most notably 'Spider-Man' fims 1 & 2+ 'Darkman' it made me think, Sam Raimi... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 61577
- - a customer
  - newcastle
  - 01 Jan 2005 at 20:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Another Comic Book Hero
  
  Good rendition of the classic comic book. Baldwin gave a good impression of the torn character and the dark settings do much to add to the overall felling of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 315389
- - Doomwar
  - Manchester
  - 29 Nov 2004 at 18:19
- - 0
  - 0
  Great fun
  
  Of course the plot is prepostrous, it's a comic adaptation! But it's a good, fun movie. I rented this out years ago on VHS (ask your dad) and got it out... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 643576
- - a customer
  - Barnet
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 00:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Who knows what fun lies in the heart of this DVD?
  
  A throughly daft attempt to jump on the comic book bandwagon but that said a throughly enjoyable waste of a couple of hours. Alec Baldwin clearly doesn't ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1012533
- - Griff1893
  - 6 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Jul 2011 at 15:34
- - 1
  - 2
  Zzzzzzz....
  
  You know, I generally hate one sentence reviews that make no effort to appreciate the film on any kind of artistic level but OH MY GOD I fell asleep within the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 394396
- - MrBenn
  - 23 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 13 Dec 2006 at 13:21

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Critics' reviews
- A dim attempt to revive a forgotten hero of pulp fiction, radio and a little-regarded cinema serial of the 40s; the period setting looks good but the story is thin and the result forgettable.
- 29778
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- Can the original haunted superhero of the '30s and '40s connect with a modern audience? Probably not. Despite classy... read more on Time Out
- 42857
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13

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  The Shadow was once a vicious criminal who was captured by a mystic who taught him the powers of the mind to become the nemesis of all evil. In this adventure he pits his wits against the last living descendant of Ghengis Khan who plans to take over the world....