Shade (2003)
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 5
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 2
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Shade, the first feature film from real-life card shark Damian Nieman, who wrote and directed the picture, stars Gabriel Byrne and Thandie Newton as a duo of con artists looking to beat the "Dean" (Sylvester Stallone), a legendary card shark, in a high-stakes poker game. Their first step is hiring two fellow tricksters -- Jamie Foxx and Stuart Townsend -- to provide the smooth talking and to procure the necessary funds. Unfortunately, Larry (Foxx) blows his hand and finds himself with 85,000
Jan 1, 2003 Wide
May 25, 2004
RKO Pictures
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All Critics (15) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (5) | DVD (6)
Card sharks and grifters look like the stuff of an engrossing movie in Shade, but, in the end, under-realized direction and characters deliver less than a full deck.
Top CriticA failure on every conceivable level -- from its trite, pedestrian dialogue to its static, torturous pacing.
Loaded with dizzying cons and betrayals, it pays off with a satisfying and unpredictable finish.
A dramatic thriller with a large cast playing the hell out of some very juicy roles.
Shade is the kind of film that makes for a perfect Saturday night rental.
...the plot becomes almost irrelevant -- these guys are just fun to watch, and only Newton seems to be on a vain superstar trip.
O diretor/roteirista Damian Nieman mantém o filme com um ritmo sempre envolvente e conta com as ótimas atuações de todo o elenco (Stallone e Townsend, em especial).
With so many sucker bets coercing your hand before you're really ready to make a safe cinematic wager, this will be one film you won't mind losing your money to see.
Too much of a jumble.
Good fun for those who like Mametian con-inside-a-con-inside-a-con trickery.
Through some mystery of connection and financing that involves producer Merv Griffin, many worthy players are degraded by Nieman's amateur stylings.
In a movie about the con, the play is to hustle the audience into thinking it's more than it is.
A fan of gambling flicks? Then, ante up for this one.
Audiences are (or should be) too keen on the con genre for filmmakers to keep expecting wide-eyed reactions on twist after twist, but this is a pretty decent one and outside of Mamet it's not often something you should expect.
In the game of con-poker, a pair of card mechanics beats a full house of gangsters every time.
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