Shade (2003/I)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Damian Nieman

Writer (WGA):

Damian Nieman (written by)

Release Date:

12 maaliskuu 2004 (Thailand)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Look Deeper.

Plot:

Shade is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of Los Angeles. The tale...

Plot Keywords:

Poker | Card Playing | Big Con | Organized Crime | Magician

Cast

Joe Nicolo	...	Ritchie
Carl Mazzocone Sr.	...	Older Wiseguy (as Carl M. Mazzocone, Sr.)
George Tovar	...	Paulie
Frank Medrano	...	Sal
Jason Cerbone	...	Young Dean Stevens
Mark De Alessandro	...	Hitman #1
Doc Duhame	...	Hitman #2
Shane T. Anderson	...	Hitman #3
Thandie Newton	...	Tiffany
Glenn Plummer	...	Gas Station Attendant
Gabriel Byrne	...	Charlie Miller
Mick Rossi	...	Club Patron #1
Sean Stanek	...	Club Patron #2
Holly Catarancuic	...	Girl in Hallway
Carl Mazzocone	...	Doorman

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Deep Nightclub - 1707 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cobalt Media Group

Trivia:

Charlie Miller, Max Malini, Dai Vernon/"The Professor", Larry Jennings, Nate Leipzig and Jacob Daley are all famous sleight-of-hand magicians. In fact, nearly every major male character in the film is named for a sleight-of-hand magician.

Goofs:

Continuity: The position of Miller's hand alternates between holding the drink and crossed over to his other arm while talking to Marlo.

Quotes:

Stevens: I was mucking cards since before you were born.

Movie Connections:

References House of Games (1987)

Soundtrack:

Violin Sonata No.25 K.301, 2nd movement

A movie that pulls you in and doesn't let go.....

Expectations were low to start(no real theatrical release)but it grabbed me from the opening credits and didn't let go 'til the last credits rolled off the screen..

Tight,full of twists with great casting,and really good energy this movie was a hellova lotta fun to experience. We watch a lot of DVDs off Netflix (5 a week) but this was the best experience on a 45inch home screen I've had from a movie with no marketing and no advance hype since Interstate 60. How sad if true that it only made $50,000 in theatrical release. (previous review)... I'd give it 9 out of 10...And Stallone's performance was the cherry on top.