IMDb plot summary: In 1930s New York City, The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan (John Lone), who is building an atomic bomb.
Directed by Russell Mulcahy. Starring Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, and Peter Boyle.
The movie this reminded me of most was Dick Tracy, another extremely stylized 1990s adaptation of a 1930s character. While this one is not quite as overtly cartoonish as Dick Tracy was, it’s definitely making some deliberate atmospheric choices out of realism and into a sort of aesthetic ideal of noir superhero. Those aesthetic choices are captivating, and they are unfortunately the only truly redeeming quality this film has. None of the performances are very interesting, the plot is very much relying on tired tropes of Asian mysticism, and the romance is forgettable. The film’s visuals may be enough to captivate viewers, but it’s a flawed film on the whole.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Shadow < Hustle & Flow
The Shadow > The Shaggy Dog (1959)
The Shadow < Ghost Ship
The Shadow < X-Men
The Shadow > Sex Tape
The Shadow < My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The Shadow > Baby Boom
The Shadow < Biloxi Blues
The Shadow > Vice
The Shadow < Where Eagles Dare
The Shadow < Charly
The Shadow < A Girl of the Limberlost
Final spot: #2452 out of 3460, or 29%.
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