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- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 55 m
- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 55 m
Summary In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas Lockhart (Boyd Holbrook), hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces every nine years. But when the killer's crimes begin to defy all scientific explanation, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and ...
Directed By: Jim Mickle
Written By: Gregory Weidman, Geoffrey Tock
- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 55 m
- 2019
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 55 m
In the Shadow of the Moon
48
4.5
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Summary In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas Lockhart (Boyd Holbrook), hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces every nine years. But when the killer's crimes begin to defy all scientific explanation, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and ...
Directed By: Jim Mickle
Written By: Gregory Weidman, Geoffrey Tock
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
48
33% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
48
33% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The film is never less than engaging, and it’s just about always clever.
The action is thrilling and the science fiction stuff compelling, but there are several occasions where it feels like the screenplay is talking down to its audience, most notably during its heavy-handed climax.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 54 User Ratings
4.5
30% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
35% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
35% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 54 User Ratings
4.5
30% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
35% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
35% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
Про фильм "В тени Луны" я, честно говоря, вообще ничего не слышал. Просто на одном ресурсе мне посоветовали посмотреть недооценённый фильм. Я посмотрел и хочу сказать, что не пожалел о потраченном времени. Фильм рассказывает о серийном "убийце", девушке, которая появляется раз в 9 лет в один и тот же день, как кажется полиции убивает несколько человек каким то фантастическим оружием и снова исчезает или погибает. И вот одному славному полицейскому в один прекрасный день 1988 года "посчастливилось" столкнуться с серией таких убийств. Все убитые ни как ни связаны, находятся в разных концах города и у всех у них растворился и вытек мозг из носа, и ушей. Полицейский нападает на след убийцы, почти арестовывает её, но она падает под поезд метро и погибает страшной смертью. Прошло 9 лет, все давно забыли об этом, но тут дежавю! Та же самая "погибшая" девушка из 1988 года совершает серию абсолютно тех же злодеяний. И тут, как говорится, у нашего копа появляется навязчивая идея поймать неуловимую девицу. Короче ещё несколько приходов, развязка и т. д. Фильм меня даже заинтриговал. Недостатки тоже есть. Фильм конечно очень бюджетный, но авторы старались. Никаких звёзд вы в нём не увидите. И так резюмирую. Фильм интересный, запутанный, актёрский состав не замыленный, но на один просмотр, короче очень качественный фильм категории "Б". Советую посмотреть, может понравится.
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There’s a slicker, more coherent and ultimately more thematically audacious film to be made from the disparate elements that make up In the Shadow of the Moon but what we have is a lovable mess nonetheless. Its ambitions are easy to criticise but hard not to admire, a mad little movie with big ideas on its mind.
A watchable failure, at best.
An odd film like this needs a charismatic anchor in its lead role to keep it from losing its human connection and Boyd Holbrook just can’t muster the energy to do that. It’s a strangely flat, unengaging performance that doesn't match the ambition of the overall piece.
It's certainly an imaginative concept for a detective story, but the storyline gets so convoluted and baroque that unintentional humor sets in. By the time we learn the outlandish motivation of the time-traveling serial killer and her true identity, the twists have been coming so fast and furious that we've long stopped caring.
The dedicated entertainment junkie now has more options than ever before. So if you’re wondering which logy, derivative, visually pedestrian piece of made-for-Netflix pulp you should avoid at all costs this week, it would be hard to top In the Shadow of the Moon.
In the shadow of the moon is a very interesting movie about a police officer encountering strange repeated events that he can not explain. And I wish I could say more without spoiling. It's a science fiction detective film, which blows the viewer away. Unfortunately one of the major plot twists is predictable. Around halfway through the movie I had a theory and I was right about it. Even though the twist is kind of expected, the movie does make you question about right and wrong. In the end I disagreed with the overall message, but I found it a great film that does make you think about it. I give it an 8 as it was a well directed solid movie, good acting all the way, but the predictable twist knocks the score from a 9 to an 8. It's a good movie all in all. No sequels needed, no hints to sequels. Just a good solid movie, like they used to make them.
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I liked this OK **** in hindsight it had so many "OK, if THAT is true, then why did you do THIS" moments that I really questioned the value of making it. **** realizes that this is a commentary on Trumps MAGA. Dropped 6 weeks BEFORE the 2020 **** becomes apparent that an entertaining police procedural and/or SciFi mind trip was secondary to the message of "Hey, wake up **** Trump gets re-elected THIS could be our future"
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'In the Shadow of the Moon' is the type of the movie that starts off strong and promising in the first act, where the mystery keeps the audience inquired until the end. However, as the movie slowly unfolds its mystery, you sort of guessed it at the beginning, which was a bit disappointing. I did not try to predict the ending or anything, but my brain picked up on it quickly.
I went into this knowing absolutely nothing and I was inquired throughout. There is an underline theme in this movie that is sprinkled throughout, which I can only describe as "sadness". I think any movie that deals with the passing of time and loved ones is bound to bring a sad quality to it.
Boyd Hallbrook was rather good in this movie and at first, I did not recognise him. He gets to show off a lot of his dramatic side during the more emotional elements in the movie and I think he pulls it off. Michael C Hall was also solid in this movie and he needs to be in more stuff, as we do not see much of him nowadays. Also, Bokeem Woodbine is looking and sounding more like Dave Chappelle as he is getting older.
Overall rating: If the movie sounds interesting to you, then check it out. Not perfect but kept me entertained.
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In the Shadow of the Moon is another Sci-Fi on the theme of time travel. But the distinctive feature of In the Shadow of the Moon is that the main character is not a traveler. This allows the film to open up and not be like many other films of this genre. In itself, In the Shadow of the Moon, is a classic B-movie from Netflix. Although the action takes place in 4 time intervals, it is absolutely not felt. We can also note a terribly undeveloped ending that destroys the narrative of the whole film. It seems that the script for the film was written by a schoolboy, because to describe the origin of a civil war through a terrorist militia group is the height of idiocy. In the Shadow of the Moon is a boring film that you don't want to recommend even to ardent fans of the genre.
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Awards
The CAFTCAD awards
• 1 Nomination
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
