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Shade
Dimension Films / RKO Pictures

Shade reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 40 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.0 out of 10
based on 5 reviews
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MPAA RATING: R for language, violence and sexuality/nudity

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Melanie Griffith, Gabriel Byrne, Hal Holbrook, Thandie Newton, Stuart Townsend, Dina Merrill, Bo Hopkins, and Jamie Foxx

The hand is quicker than the eye in LA's underground gambling scene, hustlers get hustled and fortunes ride on every deal. Three small-time grifters devise a plan to beat the ultimate card mechanic - The Dean. But a seat at The Dean's table doesn't come cheap. (RKO Pictures)


GENRE(S): Crime  |  Drama  |  Suspense/Thriller  
WRITTEN BY: Damian Nieman  
DIRECTED BY: Damian Nieman  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: May 25, 2004 
Video: May 25, 2004 
Theatrical: April 9, 2004 
RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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70
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
A clever and adroit B picture with A virtues, starting with its ensemble cast.
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60
The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
A dramatic thriller with a large cast playing the hell out of some very juicy roles. Nieman's script shuffles nimbly among an array of colorful characters and offers unexpected twists that keep you off-balance.
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50
Variety Robert Koehler
In the end, under-realized direction and characters deliver less than a full deck.
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40
LA Weekly Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
The flashes of warm, human talent that pulse periodically from the ensemble -- Byrne and Foxx, particularly -- only make their presence in this terrifically bad movie all the more baffling.
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25
Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
A failure on every conceivable level -- from its trite, pedestrian dialogue to its static, torturous pacing.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Andy gave it a10:
i loved the film. i live in australia and only by chance did i recieve the dvd. i never heard a thing about it or came across much online, which came as a huge shock because it was SO good! plus all the big name actors only made it even better :) the scprit was fantastic and juicy the whole time! everything about Shade was great! :)

Kyle P. gave it a0:
Move over Ed Wood, this is perhaps the worst movie ever made. Damien Neiman made a movie about poker. Unfortunately for those of us who endured through this film Damien has never played a game of poker in his life. A wonderful ensemble cast waisted on ridiculous dialogue and a story line that made absolutely no sense. A featured aspect of the film is the game of poker, but in the film the rules of the game do not apply. I would think when someone put the time, money, and energy in to making a film they would research key elements.

Albert gave it an8:
Great acting by Bo Hopkins.

Jerry B. gave it an 8:
A pretty good movie, especially if you like card tricks.

Schichard S. gave it a 0:
This movie was not entertaining from beginning to end. But that doesn't matter because the story was great.

Richard R. gave it a 10:
This movie was very entertaining from beginning to end. Some of the dialogue was slightly cheesey, but still a bit humorus. But that doesn't matter because the story was great, the acting was great, and the film with its sly use of card tequniques was wonderful.

Chris H. gave it a 10:
WHAT A NICE SURPRISE! To attend a film that usually does NOT tackle "poker playing" and "L.A. locals" in the same venue--give you exceptional performances from an "on the rise" TOWNSEND/NEWTON--an "underated" Byrne-a "welcoming enduring" GRIFFITH---a "sly" FOXX and the most astonishing...a "scene-stealing-impressibly charming" SYLVESTER STALLONE...totally un-expected. All delivered on a silver platter from well diserving writer-director Damien Neiman. I am glad i didn't wait for video. Think about that yourself.

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