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- 2006
- R
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 33 m
- 2006
- R
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 33 m
Summary Shadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle noir, which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins, Mikey (Gooding Jr.) and Rose (Mirren). (Teton Films)
Directed By: Lee Daniels
Written By: Will Rokos
- 2006
- R
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 33 m
- 2006
- R
- Freestyle Releasing
- 1 h 33 m
Shadowboxer
33
4.1
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Summary Shadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle noir, which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins, Mikey (Gooding Jr.) and Rose (Mirren). (Teton Films)
Directed By: Lee Daniels
Written By: Will Rokos
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
53% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
33
13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
53% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
This is a sick flick. Sick, but satisfying. A cartoonish parable in the mode of Cronenberg's "A History of Violence."
A gaudy thriller saturated in sex and violence, is an extravagance that leaves you with your mouth hanging open - partly in admiration of its audacity and partly in disbelief at its preposterousness.
A strident and shocking jumble, Shadowboxer suggests what you might come up with if you decided to inject John Huston's dark 1985 film, "Prizzi's Honor," with Oedipal overtones.
Gruesome and supremely disjointed foray into the world of hired assassins.
By the time Gooding showed up for one of his assignments disguised as a call girl, even "Boat Trip" looked good to me.
There's no satisfaction and no pleasure to be gained by sitting through it. The characters are ludicrous and, worse than that, boring. And this is despite all the lead actors doing the best they can.
A couple of years ago, a disaster like Shadow boxer - with the hapless Cuba Gooding Jr. scraping below the bottom of the barrel - would have gone straight to video or been buried on an obscure cable channel at 3 a.m.
User Score
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Based on 7 User Ratings
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User Score
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Based on 7 User Ratings
4.1
29% Positive
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Awards
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Black Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination
