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Shadowboxer Review

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1.0

Dave White Profile

… like it's real art or something (ha!) … Read full review

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  • 2.0
    33

    out of 100

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  • 0

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

    It doesn't take long to figure out that Shadowboxer 's Helen Mirren, as a cancer-ridden hitwoman, and Cuba Gooding Jr., as her doting stepson, are the most unconvincing team of hired assassins in movie history.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    Village Voice Dennis Lim

    This monumentally ridiculous film doesn't stop at subverting stereotypes; it discombobulates narrative logic and the basic laws of human behavior. Still, there's a certain pleasure to be derived from watching the actors attempt to dig out from under the rubble that William Lipz's screenplay repeatedly dumps on their heads.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

    In this lukewarm climate of pointless remakes and uninspired sequels there's always welcome room for a film that wants to push the envelope, Shadowboxer merely crams it with a lot of nonsense.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Variety Robert Koehler

    Admirably jostles and upends the fatigued killer-for-hire genre.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    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.

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