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Shadow Glories

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A down-and-out, middle-aged man, once a contender for the world heavyweight kickboxing title, struggles to rebuild his shattered life as he makes his way back home to his lost love and his one last chance at resurrecting his tortured soul. Along the way, his newfound morals and ethics are put to the ultimate test when he agrees to train a fiery young martial artist to take on his archrival, the blood-lusting, up-and-coming heavyweight kickboxing champion of the world.

Critics Reviews

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 09/27/2012
4/5
A powerful and distinctive commentary on the addictiveness of violence. Go to Full Review David Hunter The Hollywood Reporter 10/12/2001
A confusing mess where the characters' actions make little sense and the finale is particularly noxious. Go to Full Review Scott Bernard Nelson Boston Globe 09/28/2001
Better than the vast majority of martial arts films and represents a strong debut by both Sandler and Swampscott director Ziad Hamzeh. Go to Full Review David Nusair Apollo Guide 03/19/2003
16/100
An insipid, terminally stupid kickboxing movie that even Lloyd Dobler himself would have trouble recommending. Go to Full Review Rick Kisonak Film Threat 12/08/2002
3.5/5
All in all, a watchable, worthwhile example of its genre, the picture offers a timely anti-violence message. Go to Full Review Bridget Byrne Boxoffice Magazine 10/04/2001
It ends up a broken, fractured version of what it might have been, rather than the intelligent, poetic drama it aspires to be. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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06/02/2011 I must have known from the box cover with the man fighting the woman. That this wasn't a typical boxing movie. The tone was so melodramatic I thought it would have ended with the woman having to resign, cause of cancer or a brain tumor and that the coach had to take her place. That didn't happen. *spoiler* It was an ending I wouldn't have expected. She actually beats her opponent to death. Gets flashes of anger goes on a rampage after being taken in the hospital and kills her coach. See more 03/07/2011 Great fight scenes acting is average to good Sarah Isenberg plays the part extremely well and should have gotten a top billing, The movie itself disappoints at the end and becomes slightly twisted and dark. Some KEY or interesting points in the movie were just mentioned matter of factly and the director should have put much more emphasis or Drama on the fate of the male boxer she faced I was expecting either a real shocking ending or a poetic victory towards womens struggle in society of which i got neither However the end of the story was a bit of a shocker but left questions The actual end of the movie the last scene was stupid and the movie should have ended in the park . Either way the movie is an entertaining somewhat unpredictable movie See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ziad H. Hamzeh

Director

Marc Sandler

Simon Penn

Linda Amendola

Jenny Penn

Michael Dennery

Eddie 'Killer' Kuzinski

Sarah Rachel Isenberg

CJ Keyes

Alex Wallace

Benny

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Movie Info

Synopsis A down-and-out, middle-aged man, once a contender for the world heavyweight kickboxing title, struggles to rebuild his shattered life as he makes his way back home to his lost love and his one last chance at resurrecting his tortured soul. Along the way, his newfound morals and ethics are put to the ultimate test when he agrees to train a fiery young martial artist to take on his archrival, the blood-lusting, up-and-coming heavyweight kickboxing champion of the world.
Director
Ziad H. Hamzeh
Producer
Ziad H. Hamzeh, Marc Sandler
Screenwriter
Marc Sandler
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Hamzeh Mystique Films
Rating
R (Brutal Violence|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 28, 2001, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.9K
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo