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| All Critics Count For Shadow Dancer : 41 | |
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| Andrea Riseborough,Clive Owen,Aidan Gillen,Domhnall Gleeson,Gillian Anderson,Martin McCann,Stuart Graham | |
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| While it's hard to grumble about such a smart, intelligent drama after a summer of big bangs, its slow pace at times feels sluggish. Cath Clarke-Time Out Riseborough gives a tremendously vulnerable and resolute turn as a protector at home and avenger abroad forced to reconsider the extent to which she is capable of avoiding the crossfire on all sides. William Goss-Film.com The occasional flareup of violence notwithstanding, it's Riseborough's performance that provides the primary source of suspense. Justin Chang-Variety A sensitive film that respects the conflict in which it is set rather than using it for cheap thrills. Catherine Bray-Film4 Director James Marsh fashions a taut thriller out of tough material, much of which pinwheels on a compelling central performance from Andrea Riseborough as a woman trapped in a tightening emotional vice. Jim Schembri-3AW Shadow Dancer is a quietly devastating story of the poisonous effect of northern Irish politics on the life of a single family. Sandra Hall-Sydney Morning Herald This is a tough, thought-provoking nail-biter. David Stratton-At the Movies (Australia) The film hardly seems like more than an exercise: the plot wraps up neatly but the emotional significance of a key revelation is barely explored. Jake Wilson-The Age (Australia) Marsh improves the movie from the page to the screen. What's shown is often more striking than what's said, but in the perpetual subterfuge of Shadow Dancer that can't fully distinguish a familiar plot from its numerous predecessors. Craig Mathieson-sbs.com.au This is an uncomfortable movie; a tense and sometimes deliberately drawn out tale - but those who invest the time will uncover some excellent performances. Patrick Kolan-Shotgun Critic Post-credits food-for-thought is a rarity in most films these days, and that it should come in the wrapper of a totally engrossing thriller is some kind of wonderful. Simon Miraudo-Quickflix Riseborough once again astounds with her ability to inhabit a character, with Owen also on cracking form as the agent under fire from all sides. Ed Gibbs-The Sunday Age ...a slow burning and engrossing film that demonstrates the morally caustic nature of terrorism. Adam Ross-The Aristocrat Marsh's Shadow Dancer is a complex and beautifully realised Irish Troubles thriller of cerebral and psychological proportions. Lisa Giles-Keddie-HeyUGuys Like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, this thriller refuses to burst out into action mode, preferring to keep its thrills cerebral Rich Cline-Contactmusic.com Marsh's film brilliantly evokes the fearful, morbid undercurrent to Belfast in the last years of the conflict - a place where life and death could pivot on a wrong answer. Ed Whitfield-The Ooh Tray After the simple, lucid start, the film becomes a labyrinthine tale of cat and mouse, of deception and double cross, of betrayal and confused allegiances. Philip French-Observer [UK] Though reluctant to engage too closely with the still-controversial politics of dissent, Shadow Dancer works brilliantly as a displaced espionage drama. Donald Clarke-Irish Times Man on Wire director James Marsh has come up with a thriller that's as taut as his earlier film, and whose protagonist is striving to pull off a balancing act that's no less perilous than his aerialist hero's high-wire stunts. Jason Best-Movie Talk Even the marvelous performances by Owen and the on-the-rise Riseborough are not enough to ratchet up the drama to the level of the totally gripping -- a damn shame and something of a puzzler... MaryAnn Johanson-Flick Filosopher A thriller needs to thrill, and this one doesn't. Christopher Tookey-Daily Mail [UK] Director James Marsh is an award-winning documentary film-maker and he brings some finely honed observational skills to this tale. Allan Hunter-Daily Express This is Rolls-Royce genre entertainment. Hard-hitting, thought-provoking, tense, memorable. David Jenkins-Little White Lies | |
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