This was certainly a film of odd pairings, Helen Mirran and Cuba Gooding Jr and then Joseph Gordon Levitt and Mo'Nique, but the strangest part of the film was the sexual content, which seemed to be just oddly placed here and there and didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the fi...( read more)
Helen Mirren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Ferlito
A mother and her stepson have a romantic relationship while working as contract killers, but soon they learn there is someone trying to hunt them down.
DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006
Stats: 1,222 reviews
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January 9, 2009
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July 7, 2008
If you would like to watch Cuba Gooding Jr. have sex with 60 year old Helen Mirren MANY TIMES then watch this movie.
The unfortunate thing about this movie is that the story line is really really good. There's mystery, suspense, action, crime, and.... many interracial, incest...( read more) -
March 21, 2008
A very interesting film. A little disturbing.
If it was anyone other then Helen Mirren as the lead, it might not have worked. -
February 1, 2008
What a different type of film. Gooding isnt that great and is very strange
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October 17, 2009
Such a good movie! The acting, the storyline, the scenery... Everything's great, even though it has a lot of disturbing and graphic scenes, just to warn you. It apparently doesn't get very good reviews, but I definitely recommend it!
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September 28, 2009
Renting this film was a bad choice. This film was outright dismal, and outrageously insane.
Well if you want brainless, pointless action, senseless viloence, mysteriously akward moments, and hours of dreadful acting, then"Shadowboxer" is the perfect film for you.
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September 13, 2009
Strange, strange movie. Mirren is the stepmother to Gooding's character and they are both hitmen. Dorff's character wants the both of them to kill his pregnant wife played by Vanessa Ferlito. When they are about to do so, she goes into labor and I'm pretty sure you can see where ...( read more)
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