Shadow Conspiracy
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at
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Charlie Sheen plays a presidential aide who gets wind of a conspiracy at the highest levels of government and quickly finds himself targeted by the mystery villains. Loaded down by coincidences, improbabilities, and a third-rate script, the film comes across as a poor man’s cross between The Firm and The X-Files. Nobody involved gets away clean, especially Sheen, who looks like a man condemned to these awful potboilers. (Remember the days of Wall Street?) But what are Gore V… More >>
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The film starts off good. Researchers are knocked off one by one by an assassin. Who is this man? Who does he work for? The film then takes bad turn by not explaining more in detail what’s going on. The premise is there. There are moments of suspense. But, the execution just doesn’t work. Blame the story and screenplay for that! By the end of this film, I wondered “why”? We don’t get that answer and this film leaves a lot of loose ends. Marginal thumbs down.
Rating: 2 / 5
It is unbelievable that a movie this poor could be made in 1997. Quite possibly the worst movie I have ever seen, right up there with the Jackel and Mafia!, this movie is an embarrasment for the fine group of actors who opted to take these rolls. A ridiculous plot that is easy to figure out from the beginning doesn’t help things and the “action” sequences are nothing more than Sheen running from a trained assassin who couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with his oversized pistol and cheesy RC chopper. Before watching this movie, flip through your channels on TV and find a color striped test scene or even black and white fuzz. Watch this for 5-10 minutes and then realize this is better than Shadow Conspiracy.
Rating: 1 / 5
I decided to go ahead and give the film the 1 star it deserves, but anyone who is an afficianado of bad cinema will love this movie. The talented cast never seems to realize what unholy crap they’re in. And the story gets steadily more unbelievable until the final, bust-a-gut climax. Personally, I’m looking forward to this being released on DVD…
Rating: 1 / 5
I thought this movie was really good!!! The actors did a great job. Charlie Sheen was awsome! It is worth your time. And don’t you just love the name!
Rating: 3 / 5
THE SHADOW CONSPIRACY is a predictable, at times implausible, and often shoddily photographed thriller. Yet for a passable 90 minutes, it’s not too bad.
Charlie Sheen plays a special assistant to President Sam Waterson. Professor Theodore Bikel warns Sheen that there is something definitely going on within the higher echelons of the government. Soon Bikel bites the dust in Charlie’s arms, and Sheen is off and running to find out who and what is going on. He joins forces with an old flame and current pain in the butt Linda Hamilton, a reporter who did a story along these lines a year earlier. Donald Sutherland plays Sheen’s mentor and best friend, the Chief of Staff. Ben Gazzarra plays another high-up, but he’s given little to do.
The movie wanders a bit, but the finale in the Adams Hall is tight and tense, with an inventive form of fire power.
I think some reviewers were a little too hard on it. It’s passable and better than a lot of direct to video films.
Rating: 3 / 5