Where to Watch La sombra
- Richard19 de octubre de 2025Caught this one on TV, probably late night, back when superhero movies were still rare and pulp adaptations were trying to find their footing. Alec Baldwin plays Lamont Cranston, aka The Shadow, a vigilante with psychic powers, a dark past and a cape that billows like it’s auditioning for Batman. The setup is pure pulp: 1930s New York, an atom bomb threat and an archenemy named Shiwan Khan who wants to hold the city hostage. The Shadow uses “the power to cloud men’s minds” and a lot of dramatic whispering to save the day. The production design is gorgeous Art Deco meets noir, with swirling fog and scarlet lips. The cast is stacked: Ian McKellen, Tim Curry, Penelope Ann Miller and Peter Boyle all show up to add texture. But the tone wobbles. It’s too campy to be serious, too serious to be camp. The pacing drags, the action feels restrained and the script never quite decides if it’s parody or homage. I liked the ambition, the aesthetic and the attempt to resurrect a radio-era hero. But it never quite clicked. It’s the kind of movie that made adult years feel visually rich, narratively confused, and just nostalgic enough to earn a shrug.
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La sombra was released on 1 de julio de 1994.
La sombra was directed by Russell Mulcahy.
La sombra has a runtime of 1h 48min.
La sombra was produced by Willi Bär, Martin Bregman, Michael Bregman.
Basado en un cómic de los años 30. "La Sombra" es un misterioso personaje que posee la facultad de hacerse invisible. Cuando no se encuentra combatiendo el mal, "La Sombra" toma la personalidad de Lamont Cranston, un playboy millonario. En esta aventura, "La Sombra" va a enfrentarse al despiadado Shiwan Khan, descendiente del terrible Genghis Khan. Khan y a su secuaz Claymore, que planean hacerse con el control de una poderosa y mortífera arma, creada por el profesor Reinhardt Lane.
The key characters in La sombra are Lamont Cranston / The Shadow (Alec Baldwin), Shiwan Khan (John Lone), Margo Lane (Penelope Ann Miller).
La sombra is rated 13.
La sombra is an Action, Adventure, Fantasía film.
La sombra has an audience rating of 4.5 out of 10.
La sombra had a budget of 25 MUS$.
La sombra has made 48,1 MUS$ at the box office.