Shadow of Fear

Starring:James Spader, Matthew Davis
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Harrison French s father-in law is sick of footing the mortgage and his young wife is getting antsy. When it seems things can t get any worse, Harrison accidentally hits and kills a man with his car. Doing anything to salvage his career and keep the hit and run a secret, he becomes the perfect pawn for a very secretive and dangerous group.

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Running Running Time 97 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

Average customer rating:

Twisted
Almost too complicated, but worth it
You can watch this more than once.
Very enjoyable
HIT AND RUN = HIT AND MISS

Shadow of Fear
Starring: Peter Coyote , Aidan Quinn , James Spader , Robin Tunney , and Matthew Davis
Director: Rich Cowan
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0006FFRR0
Release Date: 2005-01-11

Product Description

Harrison French s father-in law is sick of footing the mortgage and his young wife is getting antsy. When it seems things can t get any worse, Harrison accidentally hits and kills a man with his car. Doing anything to salvage his career and keep the hit and run a secret, he becomes the perfect pawn for a very secretive and dangerous group.

System Requirements:

Running Running Time 97 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Twisted.......2006-02-08

This is one of those twisted movies that you have to watch more than once to see things you didn't see the first time. I truly liked this movie.

Almost too complicated, but worth it.......2006-01-15

A couple other reviewers infinitely smarter than me attempted to concisely capture this movie's plot. Unsuccessfully though, as there were richer layers upon layers in the movie that made you think. The "fixer" and real main/central character William Ashbury (James Spader) was quite interesting throwing out red herrings, twists and turns along the way.

I found two women in the movie, the main character Harrison French's wife Wynn (Robin Tunney) as well as Wynn's sister Allison (Lacey Chabert) quite cute to look at.

One red herring thrown out was at one point, I almost thought that not only did Harrison kill his brother-in-law Chris (unknown Andrew Harris) but that Harrison was Chris' partner in the bank robbery. Am I alone there in thinking that? That was one of the many red herrings for herring lovers that this movie spewed at you in rapid-fire sequence.

I found turning the tables on good bad guy William Ashbury WAS quite rewarding and a good finish, and enjoyed the Spokane, Washington locale of the movie (although it evidently rains too much there).

I played a guessing game as to where the movie was filmed as it had this American-movie-filmed-in-Canada feeling to it for most of the movie.

Not any kind of major theatrical release by anyone's standards, but worth it if you want to be challenged by a rich not-straight ahead plot.

You can watch this more than once........2005-12-17

Ok, James Spader has another role as a dirtbag - but let's be honest, he is good at being a dirtbag.
I liked the idea of "collecting" criminals and punishing them through each other - lots of interesting material in this movie for law and security professionals.

Very enjoyable.......2005-08-01

This was a very good film.
It's a case study in greed, guilt,
exploitation, redemption, and self-
preservation. Honestly, it took me
a while to fully catch on to
Mr. Ashbury's scheme because we get
a lot of insinuation, but not much
dialogue about what's going on. Finally,
in maybe the last ten minutes or so
of the film, everything is unleashed
at once and you're left to process all
the information that would have been
common knowledge in a real life situation.
The plot is mildy far fetched and once all the
dots were connected, I was still left thinking,
"Um, what the hell....?"

Anyway, I like and recommend the movie, mostly because of Mr.
Ashbury's smooth, cold demeanor. Did anyone
else think that Matt Davis came across as a
crybaby in this film?

HIT AND RUN = HIT AND MISS.......2005-03-12

While starting out with an interesting premise and maintaining its ominous, what is he going to do mood, SHADOW OF FEAR loses this edge when it brings out an ambiguous ending that leaves the viewer wondering where the movie has taken you. Matt Davis (Below) plays an up and coming real estate fellow who loses a big account. On the way home from a meeting with a group of high powered men, he hits a pedestrian and panicking, he hides the body. Davis does a good job in his role, lending his innocent physical appearance and his overwhelming sense of helplessness to the film's foundation. Robin Tunney as his wife also does well. Davis does find himself in deep doodoo though when James Spader's malevolent William Ashbury offers to help him "cover up" his deed. Seems like Ashbury has done this before for the other gentlemen in their Tuesdy night club. Spader underplays his character nicely, but never lets up on his simmering evil. Aidan Quinn plays a detective with his own checkered past, and the gentlemen in the club include notable character actors Peter Coyote and David Selby. I wanted to like this movie a lot more, but its ambiguity in the finale left me unsatisfied.

Average customer rating:

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