Shadowboxer
by Lee Daniels
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Actor: Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Macy Gray, Vanessa FerlitoDirector: Lee Daniels
Brand: Universal Studios
Producer: Brook Lenfest
Producer: Chase Lenfest
Producer: Damon Dash
Producer: Dave Robinson
Producer: Dawn Lenfest
Producer: Doreen S. Oliver-Akinnuoye
Writer: William Lipz
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-07
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Code Black Ent
Product features:
- Shadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle thriller, which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins, Mikey (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Rose (Helen Mirren). But when a brutal crime boss wants his wife dead, Rose decides against killing the pregnant woman. Instead, the three begin a harrowing life on the run. Driven by fierce l
Movie Reviews of Shadowboxer
Movie Review: Shadowboxer
Summary: 5 Stars
"Shadowboxer" is one of those movies that slips quietly into theatres, is even quiter when sneaking out, and finds life on DVD. Well, in Idaho anyway. I heard of the movie when Jay Leno and Richard Roeper reviewed it; Leno liked it, Roeper didn't. But it looked like an interesting movie. Watching it, I realized that it's actually a really good movie. It's not perfect, but it's pretty damn good and I'm surprised it didn't get more attention. There seems to be a small theme in this film; Odd couples. First there's Cuba Gooding Jr. and Helen Mirren. Then there's Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Mo'nique. When I heard that, I didn't know if I'd buy those relationships or not...But it makes sense in a film like this. Mirren plays Rose, a hitwoman who's been diagnosed with cancer. Cuba plays Mikey, her lover and partner. Mikey is a far cry from the hitmen we see in The Matador and The Whole Nine Yards. Mikey is cold as stone, humorless and never wearing a smile. The villain is Clayton Mayfield (Stephen Dorff, 'Blade'), a rich guy who's established as being evil early on. In the beginning of the film, he's got a man strapped to a pool table. The man is being accused of having sex with Clayton's pregnant girlfriend Vicki (Vanessa Ferlito, who bears a slight resemblance to Angelina Jolie); Clayton shoves an 8-ball in his mouth and then shoves a pool stick in his...Well, you get the idea. Rose and Mikey are hired by Clayton (not face-to-face, but through a mysterious man in a wheelchair who hands Mikey the contract) to kill his live-in comrades and his girlfriend. When Rose and Mikey arrive, they kill everyone but Rose can't bring herself to kill the helpless pregnant woman. When Vicki's water breaks, Rose delivers the baby and helps Vicki and her baby escape. To Mikey, it's a job. He's disappointed that Rose didn't complete hers, but he loves Rose and goes along with whatever she says. So does everyone else it appears including Dr. Don (Levitt), who plays both sides of the field helping Rose and Clayton. Gordon-Levitt is, I believe, between 27 and 28 years old. This is plenty of time to become a doctor, but he's so young looking I didn't really buy it. His performance is good, it's really good, but he just looks to young. His girlfriend Prescious is played by Mo'Nique, who blends some great bits of humor into a serious role. Anyway, Mikey, Rose, Vicki, and the baby move into the country; Rose quits the business, but Mikey continues working to support them all. There's a lot more to the plot, but I'll let you see it. I had read the synopsis of the film before seeing it and the way it's made it something you wouldn't quite expect. It's filmed in a surreal, brooding way. It's almost dreamlike. The performances are all great and the movie is entertaining; It's biggest flaw is that the ending seems rush. The events of the ending are thrown together and executed so quickly, it's almost like reading an abridged novel. But the symbolic ending is actually pretty damn good. If you've read about this film than you know there's a lot of sexual content. There is, but it's pretty tame. There's only two brief scenes of female nudity and (for females) you get to see a full frontal of Dorff and the backside of Gooding Jr. This is a really good, underrated film. Check it out.
GRADE: A
Summary of Shadowboxer
Shadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle thriller, which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins, Mikey (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Rose (Helen Mirren). But when a brutal crime boss wants his wife dead, Rose decides against killing the pregnant woman. Instead, the three begin a harrowing life on the run. Driven by fierce love, Rose and Mikey protect their adopted family from present danger ? looking to redeem their tragic past.Similar DVD Movies
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