Shadows and Lies

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Shadows and Lies

R

2010

1h 48m

Drama

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Fate brings a man (James Franco) to New York to save a woman (Julianne Nicholson) from two criminals.

Jason Bailey

DVDTalk.com

06/29/2020

1.5/5

Anania seems to have directed his actors to contemplate and reflect on every thing they say, before and after they say it, so they're up there doing all this damned acting, and we're checking our watches.

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Nick Schager

Slant Magazine

06/29/2020

A turgid experiment in elliptical lyricism, William Vincent plays like a hybrid of Pickpocket, In the City of Sylvia, and The Passenger, except far more pretentious than even that description suggests.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

06/29/2020

This dour, molasses-paced neo-noir, about a mysterious figure who becomes embroiled with a nasty criminal and his cohorts, sacrifices coherence and credibility for pretentious stylization.

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David D'Arcy

Screen International

06/29/2020

Anania's rudimentary script, written for Franco, is a weak shell that's awkward for any actor to inhabit.

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Patricia G

02/17/2024

With at least 5 producers I would have thought at least 1 of them would realize this movie stinks.

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02/22/2021

I just watched this on Amazon Prime. I kept waiting for something to happen, but it never did. This movie is a complete waste of time.

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07/30/2014

Slow moving, no plot, not worth it.

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06/14/2014

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12/15/2013

One of the worst movies I've ever watched.

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07/25/2013

Absolutely no redeeming features in this movie!

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Shadows & Lies: Official Clip - The Kimono

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Shadows & Lies: Official Clip - The Birth of William Vincent

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Shadows & Lies: Official Clip - Meeting Ann

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Synopsis

Fate brings a man (James Franco) to New York to save a woman (Julianne Nicholson) from two criminals.

Director: Jay Anania
Producer: Vince Jolivette, Miles Levy, Piers Richardson, Sophia Lin
Screenwriter: Jay Anania
Production Co: Rabbit Bandini Productions, Final Cut Collective , Blackacre Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Violence|Drug Content|Sexuality|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Runtime: 1h 48m