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Movie Reviews of Shadow Man
Movie Review: Shadow Man
Summary: 4 Stars
My husband and I loved it. Yes he looks a little rough and has gained some weight, but that's what happens when we get older. Especially if your not into lypo and tucks and all that crap. He is still a good actor, still fast and a good actor. I love to watch his moves, we even tried looking at some of them scene by scene, and they were still to fast to really figure out what he did. I challenge the guy who was bitching about his looks. Wonder what he looks like??Movie Review: Very good film
Summary: 4 Stars
Really enjoyed the film, of course, Steven Seagal is my favorite action star.Movie Review: DTV rating. Seagal is back to doing his fight scenes with a vengeance
Summary: 3 Stars
With all the positive buzz on this Seagal release from various fan websites, I was expecting big things from this DTV title and for some of Shadow Man it did deliver what I was hoping for but also some of the usual poor production values that plague Seagals DTV releases. Excluding Mercenary For Justice, there is probably more fight scenes in Shadow Man all filmed with Seagal and not a stunt double than there has been in his last 3 DTV's combined. Two fights with multiple opponents in particular conjure up memories of his early Warner Brothers movies. The plot is involving enough although again as usual slighting overly complicated and the gun action is well staged. Seagal delivers some good one liners which produced a laugh here and there. Black Dawn had good production values but was ultimately rather boring, Mercenary For Justice showed signs that Seagal is again willing to participant in his martial arts and action scenes and Shadow Man even more so continues that trend. Seagal just doesn't seem to have the same raw energy he displayed in his early movies anymore such as Hard To Kill or Out For Justice which I don't think has anything to do with age and that is what is missing from these later day Seagal DTV's. On the down side though Seagal is doubled on most exterior scenes walking into or out of buildings and cars, there is also extensive use of rear projection green screen during the interior shots for the driving sequences. There is also the rather obvious fake helicopter explosion as shown in the trailer. As a Seagal fan I did like Shadow Man and make alliances for the low budget in making the movie. Seagal should perhaps make 2 DTV's a year and give more time to each rather than pumping out up to 4 a year. Having said all that, Belly Of The Beast is my most enjoyed DTV from Seagal so far with Mercenary For Justice second and Shadow Man slotting into the number three position.Movie Review: Clean movie w/out that annoying voice dubbing or stunt double
Summary: 3 Stars
Unlike many of Seagal's movies in the past few years, this one is actually pretty well-written and directed. There really aren't big plot holes in this film like some of the others, and the camera work is pretty well done on the action scenes and fight scenes. Plus, the supporting actors are serviceable and the film being shot on location in Romania added a nice backdrop for this espionage-type action movie. Perhaps best of all, unlike "Attack Force" or "Kill Switch" there isn't any obvious stunt double or voice dubbing. So the movie has a very clean and tight feel to it. There really was only one really "cheesy" scene where Seagal shots down a helicopter with only a pistol and it explodes in the air - that was pretty bad. However, there were some cool scenes of him using his Aikido with an acceptable level of Hollywood effect added to it.
My main criticism of the film is that it just wasn't all that interesting. Except for the opening chase scene when Seagal's daughter is kidnapped, and the typical Seagal-like finish to the film where everyone ends up dead, the middle of the movie is quite dull despite only being a 95-minute movie it felt like it dragged on for over 2 hours. In fact, I was so bored by it at times that I paused it a couple of times to get something to eat & drink - something I don't often do if I'm really into a movie. But overall I think Seagal fans will probably like this one.
Movie Review: See Seagal, see thugs, see dead thugs, repeat...
Summary: 3 Stars
3 of 5 stars for the Steven Seagal action movie Shadow Man. Usually I would give a higher score to a Seagal movie but this movie has a specially thin plot. In fact, if I write anything about the plot, it would be a spoiler. So let me be cryptic. Seagal has something that the bad guys want. They send thugs to get it from him. The thugs get killed. They send more thugs...
Well made, good action with plenty of Seagal's calm approach to killing people. High body count, lots of blood. Some good chases. This movie is beyond "easy on the brain" (see Seagal, see thugs, see dead thugs, repeat). Yes, recommended if you want lots of action and fights.