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The Shadow
Italy 2017
produced by Andrea Mugnaini, Benni Piazza (executive), Lorenzo Ferrara (executive) for Morfeo Film, Malandrino Film
directed by Andrea Mugnaini
starring Kathatrina Sporrer, Holly Mumford, Alan Cappelli Goetz, Andrea Fachinetti, Gianfranco Quero, Davide Gemmani, Anita Paoli, Talitha Medici, Alesio Venturini, Bruno Santini, Lucie Bickova, Sveva Fossati
written by Andrea Mugnaini, music by Marco De Bonis
review by Mike Haberfelner
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On their way to a party to end all parties, Sarah (Katharina Sporrer),
her best friend Barbara (Holly Mumford), her ex Rico (Andrea Fachinetti),
and Barbara's boyfriend Guillame (Alan Cappelli Goetz) stop by Sarah's
childhood home somewhere in the middle of nowhere to sign some papers
regarding her inheritance - and then, the party is cancelled, so they
decide to stay a few days because ... well, because they can, really, and
quite despite the facts that they don't get along that greatly, that
Sarah's mum (Talitha Medici) has killed herself before Sarah's very eyes
back then she was a child in that house, and despite the fact that there's
a grumpy caretaker with an axe (Gianfranco Quero) prowling the premises.
And as these stories go, they find a ouija board, have the misguided idea
to use it, and of course they set something or other free. And suddenly,
Guillame turns homicidal, which has something to do with Sarah's mum
suicide (don't ask), and the grumpy caretaker is the only one who knows
what's going on and how to fight it - if it isn't already too late ... Now
one thing's for sure, The Shadow looks pretty splendid, and it's
rather good at capturing just the right (creepy) atmosphere. Plus, the
cast is pretty solid as well. Problem is, the film's script lacks proper
build-up and makes little sense - in fact, it seems to be little more than
a hodgepodge of horror mainstays that don't necessarily mix and that one
has seen a few times too often in other movies already. On top of that the
characters seriously lack motivation, and don't feel real when interacting
with one another. And that's really a shame, as the movie's really
well-made - just not well-written ...
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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