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Shadows (2020) Movie Review

Shadows – Movie Review

Shadows

Director: Carlo Lavagna

Writer: Damiano Brue, Fabio Mollo, Vanessa Picciarelli (Screenplay)

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Plot: Alma and Alex, two adolescent sisters, are survivors of a catastrophic event. They live deep in the woods with their Mother, a strict, over-protective woman who has sheltered them from ominous presences, the Shadows, which live in the daylight and infest the world beyond the river, a border for Alma and Alex. When they follow Mother, out for hunting, Alma and Alex start a series of events which will make them discover the truth about the Shadows and their own reality.

Runtime: 1 Hour 42 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Shadows starts as we meet two adolescent sisters Alma (Threapleton) and Alex (Petticrew). They live with their Mother (Reeves) in an isolated location after a catastrophic event. As the girls start wanting to learn more about the outside, they discover their mother is preventing them.

When the sisters start getting curious, they become separated as they question whether their Mother does know best. Wondering if there is a bigger threat outside of their home, their safety and is it worth risking.

Verdict on Shadows

Shadows is a mystery thriller that follows two sisters as they become curious about the world, they live in. they have been raised to believe the world has been mostly destroyed but they aren’t allowed to go outside. It builds up the mystery about what is real or not as it creates a story that could go either way.

This is a story that flows along really well. Creating a mystery that we have seen before in a survivalist concept. It is one that works well and this one going in a different direction than you could ever imagine.

Everything in the movie gives us a genuinely uncomfortable situation going on. While hiding the truth about what the event was outside of the walls. The performances in the movie are great as the younger two stars get to make an impact on everything going on.

Final Thoughts – Shadows is a tense uncomfortable mystery thriller.

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Shadows (2022) Movie Review ‘Slick Thriller’

Shadows – Slick Crime Thriller

Director: Michael Matteo Rossi

Writer: Michael Matteo Rossi (Screenplay)

Starring: Krista Allen, Francis Capra, Vernon Wells, Rachel Alig, David Labrava, Eve Mauro, Eric Etebari, Jazsmin Lewis, Rahart Adams

Plot: A young low-level drug dealer is reunited with his estranged mom and uncle to protect him when a ruthless drug kingpin puts a hit on him.

Runtime: 1 Hour 40 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Shadows starts when low-level drug dealer Cody (Adams) finds himself being targeted by drug lord Nicolas (Labrava) after finding himself with the pure product Axel wants to sell. Cody is joined by his estranged mother Jewel (Allen) and uncle Dean (Etebrai) who offer to protect him.

As Cody continues to get hunted down, Dean will look to keep him safe, as they will need to find a way to get away form the drug lord hunting them down.

Thoughts on Shadows

Characters & Performances – Cody is the young drug dealer, raised through the foster system, blaming his mum for this, leading him down the road of this world. He finds himself being targeted by a drug lord who believes he is selling the product he is moving. He finds his mother trying to come back into his life, where he doesn’t want anything to do with her, before learning the truth about why she is back, needing to learn to trust her once again, along with his Uncle. Dean is the mysterious Uncle that has returned to protect Cody, he will kill anyone who gets involved with his family, sending him down a bloody path to free his family. Jewel is the prostitute mother of Cody, she put him into the system with it being the only way he could be raised safely, now she wants back into his life and is willing to work to make that happen. Nicolas is the drug lord that is looking to stop the sell of the pure version of his product, he will kill anyone he sees as someone who has crossed him, with his latest focus being on Cody. The performances in this film are strong throughout the film.

Story – The story here will follow the young drug dealer that gets caught up in the target of a drug lord looking to clean up any loose ends within the area, turning to his estranged family to help protect him from the danger. This is a story that will end up giving us an entry to the criminal underworld, where the struggle to survive will bring an estranged family back together. The story will continue to open up new doors for characters, giving us a collective amount of characters together to show how many colourful people will be in this world.

Themes – Shadows is a crime thriller that will take us into the underworld of drugs, prostitution and gangs as we see how many different people will operate within this world.

Final Thoughts – Shadows is a slick thriller with plenty of twists along the way.