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Russian film that is part social drama, part horror film, part psychological thriller, part folk tale and part love story. Cast:Boris Nacev, Vesna Stanojevska, Sabina Ajrula-Tozija, Salaettin Bilal, Ratka RadmanovicDirector:Milcho ManchevskiRelease Date:January 30, 2009DVD Release:January 4, 2011From:Mitropoulos FilmsLength:2 hr 10 min
Shadows played in New York City to good not great reviews. • Lou Lumenick wrote in the New York Post, "Essentially 'Poltergeist' with lovely Macedonian locations and abundant female nudity... visually striking but gets bogged down in supernatural clichés.... a deceased hottie (Vesna Stanojevska) literally beckons our hero to some postmortem sex." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (3 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...you won't be bored. The movie is well acted (especially by Ms. Stanojevska) and very sexy. Fabio Cianchetti's opulent cinematography skillfully uses reflections in mirrors and windowpanes to give the film a surreal dimension."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 733 words, 01/30/09
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "Essentially 'Poltergeist' with lovely Macedonian locations and abundant female nudity... visually striking but gets bogged down in supernatural clichés.... a deceased hottie (Vesna Stanojevska) literally beckons our hero to some postmortem sex."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 116 words, 01/30/09
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: MODERATE "...it doesn't take a film scholar to realize an hour before the script does that she's not quite who she claims to be. If not for the hypnotic atmosphere, lush cinematography, and frequent, if random, softcore humping, we'd have seen these ghosts before."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 01/28/09
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Shadows has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: MODERATE "...it doesn't take a film scholar to realize an hour before the script does that she's not quite who she claims to be. If not for the hypnotic atmosphere, lush cinematography, and frequent, if random, softcore humping, we'd have seen these ghosts before."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 209 words, 01/28/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...you won't be bored. The movie is well acted (especially by Ms. Stanojevska) and very sexy. Fabio Cianchetti's opulent cinematography skillfully uses reflections in mirrors and windowpanes to give the film a surreal dimension."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 733 words, 01/30/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (1 Review)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD "...you won't be bored. The movie is well acted (especially by Ms. Stanojevska) and very sexy. Fabio Cianchetti's opulent cinematography skillfully uses reflections in mirrors and windowpanes to give the film a surreal dimension."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 733 words, 01/30/09
11.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Shadows's reviews are separated by an average 11.3 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Shadows's reviews cover 5.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,058 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 353 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 6.2 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Shadows's reviews on average broke 6.2 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Shadows's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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