| | |  | CUBA | Home » » Shadowboxer | | | | | | | Description: | | Shadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle thriller, which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins, Mikey (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Rose (Helen Mirren). But when a brutal crime boss wants his wife dead, Rose decides against killing the pregnant woman. Instead, the three begin a harrowing life on the run. Driven by fierce love, Rose and Mikey protect their adopted family from present danger – looking to redeem their tragic past. | | | Features: | |
• Shadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle thriller, which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins, Mikey (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Rose (Helen Mirren). But when a brutal crime boss wants his wife dead, Rose decides against killing the pregnant woman. Instead, the three begin a harrowing life on the run. Driven by fierce l
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren, Vanessa Ferlito, Macy Gray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt | | Director:
| Lee Daniels | | Format:
| AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Code Black Ent | | Run Time:
| 93 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 07, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
| based on 56 reviews |
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26 of 33 found the following review helpful:
Hit Me With Your Best ShotNov 01, 2006
By Mel Odom When Rose (Helen Mirren, PRIME SUSPECT), a professional hitwoman, decides to renege on a contract and let an intended corpse and her baby live, her partner Mikey (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) knows their world is about to change drastically. They've been partners since he was a kid and she was the woman who partnered with his father on professional killings. She taught him everything about the art of killing. Clayton (Stephen Dorff), the crime boss who hired them to kill his wife and unborn child, is a truly psychotic animal. The problem is, Rose is dying of cancer and wants to leave something good behind. And she believes it will be this child.
Lee Daniels directed the movie as well as MONSTER'S BALL, another ethnic thriller that slammed audiences with sex and violence and gave Halle Berry the chance to win an Academy Award. Helen Mirren starred in the PRIME SUSPECT seasons on the BBC as well as THE QUEEN. Cuba Gooding, Jr. has been in several movies, including JERRY MAGUIRE, MEN OF HONOR, and SNOW DOGS. Stephen Dorff starred in BLADE and COVERT ONE: THE HADES FACTOR.
The film showcased developing characters and a telescoped plot that spread over years. Viewers are forced to read between the lines on some of the continuity, and to make judgment calls where the characters and action are concerned. The fascinating thing about the film is the dichotomy of how caring and how cold-blooded Rose and Mikey are, and the horror of Vickie's situation, never truly able to take care of herself or her child. Normally a film like this carries the views along on action alone, but there was a depth of character that allowed for fascination to set it. I simply couldn't stop watching to see how things came out, and on more than one occasion I didn't see a twist coming till it slammed me between the eyes.
There is a lot of sexuality, nudity, and violence in the movie, but it's genuine and real. Not gratuitious. This is a world of violent people, and it's presented with the carnality that's in that world.
SHADOWBOXER is a different kind of crime film. It has a lot of film noir elements, but they're presented in a different mix. If you liked A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, you'll probably enjoy SHADOWBOXER.
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Best Twisted Love Story!!!Nov 14, 2006
By C. Herron
"CherylJ"
It blows my mind how such an excellent action packed twisted movie came through the theaters without a trace. I was glued to my seat throughout the entire movie. I was just blown away with the twisted love relationship between Cuba Goodin and Helen Mirren. All I can say is see it for yourself and you be the judge. This movie will go into my collection...
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Darkness and light, a part of life!Jun 25, 2009
By Ankur Mukherjee The film is quite unusual, but overwhelming enough to have my eyes glued and had my attention maintained on the screen. The film has one of the best onscreen chemistries you will really enjoy. "Shadowboxer" the very film is based on Mafia and Underworld, But there is something that makes it different from just another action flicks, the film throws enough light on life and relationships. Miren and Gooding has an excellent chemistry, having the unusual relationship yet so strong, so beautiful to watch. The film is dark, erotic, moreover very flamboyant and you will definately not be bored at all. The film has many moments to have you sit back and just admire the charecters. The film has such a lot to offer! They make you feel their joy, pain, grief, they make you think how it would be to be in their shoes. They make you think if life has dark stormy nights, it also welcomes warm sunny days. Its a film worth watching more than once. Very genuine, neat and decent filmmaking here!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
EntertainingNov 16, 2008
By Man of Vision This film has an interesting story involving a hitwoman's relationship to a young boy. She mentored and sexed him crazy. One of the hits was a pregant woman and.... I don't want to give too much away but it is a good movie. This is for mature audiences for there is language, nudity, sexual situations.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Could Have Been Much BetterOct 20, 2008
By DKMI
"dkmi"
I found the storyline interesting in Shadowboxer. Helen Mirren and Cuba Gooding Jr. as assassins also intrigued me. Helen Mirren made the movie for me. She commanded every scene she was in. Cuba Gooding Jr. did a nice job considering the dialog (or lack thereof) he was given.
The premise is loadedd with possibilities. An assassin kills her partner and takes in his child son, who in turn becomes her partner - and more. Oh, the possibilities..... not in this movie. They are hired to kill a mobster's (Stephen Dorf) wife, but seeing she is pregnant, they spare her and take her in and help her raise her child. Obviously, life isn't going to be a cake walk for these folks. Eventually the situation blows up in the faces of all involved.
It's how the story became what it was that made this only a so-so movie. While having some interesting characters on one hand, the other hand is loaded with Hollywood cliches. An overweight, ghetto-speaking, nurse that wears a uniform that barely covers her rear, a doctor whose actions make no sense, and a mobster that is so over the top that it turns the movie into a fairy tale. People are shot as if it's no big deal to cover up. It's how these secondary characters talk and interact that makes this movie lose its credibility. Sometimes the bad guys have to be smart too.
By the end, any sane person has lost faith in the story. In fact, the whole problem the movie is based on could have easily been solved by assassinating the mobster. No having to live on the run or in hiding. Shadowboxer loosly reminds me of a much better film with a similar subject,The Professional. I was hoping to find elements of that movie in a more dramatic fashion. Unfortunately, this one doesn't quite live up to its promise.
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