The Shadow
Réalisé par Russell MulcahyVers la fin des années 30, 'The Shadow', un ancien chef de guerre chinois sanguinaire repenti par la magie d'un saint homme, est le protecteur de New York, traquant les criminels et les assassins. Mais son ennemi mortel, Shiwan Khan, a detourné les sortilèges à son profit et projette de contrôler le monde en commançant par menacer la ville avec une bombe atomique. 'The Shadow', grâce à son pouvoir d'invisibilité et sa capacité à lire dans les esprits, est le seul recours contre cette menace...
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The Shadow Notations et commentaires
- CarbonDJ4 novembre 2025Hot garbage. Nothing really redeemable in this one.
- Richard19 octobre 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.
The Shadow Trivia
The Shadow was released on 1 juillet 1994.
The Shadow was directed by Russell Mulcahy.
The Shadow has a runtime of 1h 48min.
The Shadow was produced by Willi Bär, Martin Bregman, Michael Bregman.
The key characters in The Shadow are Lamont Cranston / The Shadow (Alec Baldwin), Shiwan Khan (John Lone), Margo Lane (Penelope Ann Miller).
The Shadow is rated TP.
The Shadow is an Action, Adventure, Fantastique film.
The Shadow has an audience rating of 4.5 out of 10.