Metacritic Movie Ratings
Shadowboxer Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 60

  out of 100

  VarietyRobert Koehler

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

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• 60

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen 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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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael 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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• 30

  out of 100

  Village VoiceDennis 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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• 0

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen 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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