Shade
Three con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams attempt to take down Dean 'The Dean' Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game, only to pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.
14 August 1981, Boulder, Colorado, USA
18 August 1961, Richmond, California, USA
12 May 1950, Dublin, Ireland
27 July 1955, Berkeley, California, USA
6 August 1953, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
9 August 1957, New York City, New York, USA
16 May 1975, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
2 September 1969, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
25 May 1977, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
20 October 1962, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
2 June 1970, Hollywood, California, USA
25 February 1972, Maryland, USA
17 March 1955, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
20 February 1964, Newport Beach, California, USA
6 July 1946, New York City, New York, USA
16 February 1970, Long Island, New York, USA
20 May 1958, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
April 11, 2004
Too much of a jumble.
April 09, 2004
Good fun for those who like Mametian con-inside-a-con-inside-a-con trickery.
April 05, 2004
In a movie about the con, the play is to hustle the audience into thinking it's more than it is.
April 27, 2004
O diretor/roteirista Damian Nieman mantém o filme com um ritmo sempre envolvente e conta com as ótimas atuações de todo o elenco (Stallone e Townsend, em especial).
April 08, 2004
Through some mystery of connection and financing that involves producer Merv Griffin, many worthy players are degraded by Nieman's amateur stylings.
May 22, 2004
...the plot becomes almost irrelevant -- these guys are just fun to watch, and only Newton seems to be on a vain superstar trip.
April 08, 2004
A dramatic thriller with a large cast playing the hell out of some very juicy roles.
April 30, 2004
A failure on every conceivable level -- from its trite, pedestrian dialogue to its static, torturous pacing.
April 16, 2004
With so many sucker bets coercing your hand before you're really ready to make a safe cinematic wager, this will be one film you won't mind losing your money to see.
April 08, 2004
Loaded with dizzying cons and betrayals, it pays off with a satisfying and unpredictable finish.
June 26, 2005
Shade is the kind of film that makes for a perfect Saturday night rental.
June 10, 2008
Card sharks and grifters look like the stuff of an engrossing movie in Shade, but, in the end, under-realized direction and characters deliver less than a full deck.
