The Shadow is based on the pulp novel and stars Alec Baldwin as the Shadow, a man living in the East who is taught to use his dark powers to defeat evil, and he'll need every inch of his mystical training to defeat his greatest enemy.
I actually quite enjoyed this film, it was directed by Russell Mulcahy and he does a good job with the material as well as his cast, almost all of which are effective, the highlights being Baldwin, Penelope Ann Miller (who reminded me a lot of Rachel McAdams), Ian McKellen, Tim Curry and the late Peter Boyle, they're all great.
I was also struck by the effects in the film which complemented Mulcahy's style very well as well as Jerry Goldsmith's score and the dynamic between Baldwin and John Lone, which reminded me of the conflict between Connor MacLeod and the Kurgan in the first Highlander, no surprise as the same man directed both of those films.
All in all, a well done comic book movie that in some scenes lay the seeds for Batman Begins in 2005, 4 out of 5.
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