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While the idea would certainly seem to hold promise for interesting social commentary, the script by Ron McGee lacks the necessary bite, as does the rote direction of Ron Oliver. Aug 14, 2006
While the idea would certainly seem to hold promise for interesting social commentary, the script by Ron McGee lacks the necessary bite, as does the rote direction of Ron Oliver.
Frank Scheck
This is a sly, refreshingly grown-up gay entertainment, though rather less satisfying as a thriller. Aug 4, 2006 | Rating: 3/5
This is a sly, refreshingly grown-up gay entertainment, though rather less satisfying as a thriller.
Nathan Lee
Where film noir is often punch-drunk with a jab of snappy patter and a left hook of world-weary cynicism, Shock tries to clinch with understanding. Aug 3, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Where film noir is often punch-drunk with a jab of snappy patter and a left hook of world-weary cynicism, Shock tries to clinch with understanding.
Michael Ordoña
... director Ron Oliver applies a thin veneer of straight-to-cable pseudo-gloss without finding a workable tone, and the cast lacks the charisma and chemistry to make the genre and gender-bending register as more than novelty. Aug 2, 2006
... director Ron Oliver applies a thin veneer of straight-to-cable pseudo-gloss without finding a workable tone, and the cast lacks the charisma and chemistry to make the genre and gender-bending register as more than novelty.
Jim Ridley
A perfectly respectable second entry in the saga of gay private eye Donald Strachey. Jul 27, 2006
A perfectly respectable second entry in the saga of gay private eye Donald Strachey.
Robert Koehler
It's certainly a pleasant enough way to kill 90 minutes. Aug 5, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4
It's certainly a pleasant enough way to kill 90 minutes.
Pam Grady
Were it not for the fact that the hero and many of the major supporting characters are gay... this breezy, disposable film could as easily have been a mainstream network pilot for a McMillan and Wife-style series. Aug 4, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Were it not for the fact that the hero and many of the major supporting characters are gay... this breezy, disposable film could as easily have been a mainstream network pilot for a McMillan and Wife-style series.
Maitland McDonagh
Pity there was no room for Phyllis Diller or Carol Channing here, because then the film might have had a leg up on Scooby-Doo and the Creepy Castle. Jul 16, 2006 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Pity there was no room for Phyllis Diller or Carol Channing here, because then the film might have had a leg up on Scooby-Doo and the Creepy Castle.
Ed Gonzalez
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