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SummaryShadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle noir, which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins, Mikey (Gooding Jr.) and Rose (Mirren). (Teton Films)

Directed By:Lee Daniels

Written By:Will Rokos

Shadowboxer

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Generally Unfavorable
33
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Mixed or Average
4.1
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
33
13% Positive
2 Reviews
33% Mixed
5 Reviews
53% Negative
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70
L.A. Weekly
This is a sick flick. Sick, but satisfying. A cartoonish parable in the mode of Cronenberg's "A History of Violence."
60
The New York Times
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.
50
Philadelphia Inquirer
A strident and shocking jumble, Shadowboxer suggests what you might come up with if you decided to inject John Huston's dark 1985 film, "Prizzi's Honor," with Oedipal overtones.
38
Chicago Tribune
Gruesome and supremely disjointed foray into the world of hired assassins.
30
Chicago Reader
By the time Gooding showed up for one of his assignments disguised as a call girl, even "Boat Trip" looked good to me.
25
San Francisco Chronicle
There's no satisfaction and no pleasure to be gained by sitting through it. The characters are ludicrous and, worse than that, boring. And this is despite all the lead actors doing the best they can.
0
New York Post
A couple of years ago, a disaster like Shadow boxer - with the hapless Cuba Gooding Jr. scraping below the bottom of the barrel - would have gone straight to video or been buried on an obscure cable channel at 3 a.m.
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4.1
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Jan 25, 2011
3
jp992751
Whoever cast this needs to find a new job. Helen Mirren as a serial killer? Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a doctor? Mo'Nique as his girlfriend? With all the names popping up on the screen you would figure that the movie would have to be good otherwise why would these actors have signed on, right? Wrong. As stated the casting was way off, the odd story which includes Gooding and Mirren as step-son and mother-in-law in a relationship with each other just doesn't work. Cuba can act we have all seen it but in Shadowboxer he felt stale and out of place. Not much good I can say about this so I will just end it there.
Aug 28, 2018
0
Broyax
Très improbable polar à peine digne d'un téléfilm à la petite semaine, dont le scénario qui cumule les clichés et le grotesque semble avoir été boulotté sur une vague feuille de papier-cul. C'est aussi aberrant que pitoyable avec cette histoire du fond du troisième tiroir à faire mourir de honte le plus pathétique roman de gare. Mamie est une tueuse à gages (lol ?) très malade, aidée par son élève (?) un homme de couleur deux à trois fois plus jeune, à moins que ce ne soit son gigolo (?) attitré... S'ensuit l'énième, le dernier contrat pour la gamelle et avant l'hospice dont la cible est une femme enceinte (lol)... et de là, vous pouvez sortir les violons fatiguenazes usés jusqu'à la corde. On a aussi un vilain type très méchant dont on devine les intentions très méchantes et qu'il ne sera pas content de notre duo de tueurs à gages à deux balles. Cuba machin est mauvais comme d'habitude mais on ne comprend pas qu'est-ce qu'Helen Mirren fout dans cette galère qui prend la flotte de toutes parts. Le reste de la distribution est tout simplement nul et à l'avenant de ce téléfilm minable à deux de tension, réalisé par un endormi.
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  • Teton Films
  • Lee Daniels Entertainment
Jul 21, 2006
1 h 33 m
R
Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Black Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination
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