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Shadow Hours
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26 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 10 out of 13
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  1. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    70
    Shadow Hours must stand simply as an impressive B movie. Compared with what we've seen lately, however, that doesn't seem like a bad achievement by any means.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Very entertaining, if thoroughly silly.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    40
    An intriguing noir whose conceptual sophistication is partly undermined by naive execution.
  4. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Desmond Ryan
    38
    A pointless modern morality play set in various sleazy locales that offer sex, drugs, assorted perversions, bare-knuckle fights, and even Russian roulette where lives are wagered for money.
  5. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Larry Terenzi
    33
    Without any momentum and lacking both depth and interesting characters, Shadow Hours makes sin seem pretty damn boring.
  6. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Paula Nechak
    33
    The lapses in logic make a weak subplot about a serial killer on the loose just plain silly instead of provocative.
  7. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    30
    Isaac Eaton wrote and directed; he evidences little talent in either department.
  8. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Robert Horton
    30
    A standard morality tale, and looks especially weak in the shadow of "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Fight Club," which it resembles.
  9. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    25
    A cheaply voyeuristic story whose "twist" is hardly worth the wait.
  10. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Edward Guthmann
    25
    Cynical to an extreme, it doesn't illustrate its points but blasts them at us -- in italics, boldface and capital letters.
  11. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    20
    The pits.
  12. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    10
    Tedious descent into cinema hell.
  13. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: AchyObejas
    0
    About as interesting as watching paint dry.
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