Rotten
Thumbs down to a movie of such vile and violent temper.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Shadowboxer
Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive
2005 · 1h 33m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Lee Daniels
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Shadowboxer
Overview
Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
19%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Gosh, it's almost too bad/good to be true.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
The one thing I'll say about Shadowboxer is that it's never boring. Of course, I could also say that about stepping on crushed glass.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
It ... has an insistently fussy and grandiose production design that mistakes lavish textures, brilliant colors and exotic backdrops for story atmosphere and style.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Rotten
It tells a story that would fit perfectly in a standard Hollywood action thriller, but it tells it in the grammar and syntax of an art film. The two sensibilities make no sense together.
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
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