In the Shadows

2001

Action / Drama / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 39% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 39% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 4.9/10 10 1093 1.1K

hitman stuntman moral transformation american mafia drug deal revenge mission

Director

Ric Roman Waugh Photo
Ric Roman Waugh

Top cast

James Caan Photo
James Caan as Lance Huston
Matthew Modine Photo
Matthew Modine as Eric
Val Avery Photo
Val Avery as Carlo Pierazzi
Cuba Gooding Jr. Photo
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Draven
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962.59 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
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1.75 GB
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English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by refinedsugar 5 / 10

Yin and Yang

Really enjoying director Ric Roman Waugh's 'Shot Caller' made me look into his back catalog and with it's cast 'In the Shadows' certainly stood out. I read some spoiler free reviews and tried to keep an open mind. Can't deny there was some parts I really enjoyed, but also can't escape the plot felt too large in scope and unable to bring it all together at the end in a real solid satisfying manner.Jimmy (Lillo Brancato Jr.) son of a revered NYC mobster does stunt work on the side for movies shot in Miami. When he's down there to do both a mob deal, stunts the latter goes wrong and he's killed. Mob boss wants vengeance and blames the highly skilled stuntman turned stunt coordinator Lance (James Caan) who he wants dead. Now Eric (Matthew Modine) not only a trusted hitman, but friend of Jimmy gets the job. However once he's down there awaiting a green light to do the hit, he falls in love with Lance's daughter Clarissa (Joey Lauren Adams). Then gains a taste for stunt work himself and a mentor in her father.Modine with slick looking but obvious dyed hair is able to navigate the emotional arch the role requires. Caan steals the screen in scenes (his effortless charm) and Adam's role really pulls at your heartstrings as a pediatrician doctor looking after children dying due to cancer. Brancato who delivered nicely in 'A Bronx Tale' & 'Sopranos' has a very small role much like Cuba Gooding Jr largely involving side-plots that honestly aren't that interesting and only clutter up the story.'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' & 'The Fall Guy' very recently has brought in a new wave of films focusing on stuntmen and either lightly or heavily basing it on their work. Of course 'The Stunt Man' in the 80's bears mention too. Maybe if 'In the Shadows' was more about that and it's likable characters it could have been better. Dangling plot threads about the mob are not just cliche, but also very boring. Of course a bum ending doesn't help too.
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Reviewed by ruthless2727 6 / 10

Not as tacky as the plot summary suggests

Granted the premise for the movie and the plot is a little far fetched. The end result is a decent mafia related movie intertwined with the stunt industry in Miami. *****SPOILER*****The money/drug story is kept quiet until the end and seemed like the producers were just trying to squeeze the angle into the movie. An unexpected ending leads into a cheezy end scene with Caan and Adams. Overall (B-).

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