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Michael Halloway wants to start a new life with his pregnant wife Chloe and put behind him a past filled with drugs and alcohol. Working as a night gas station clerk in Los Angeles trying to make an honest living, he's befriended by the elegant and mysterious Stuart Chapell who entices him to join in his "research" for an upcoming novel. What starts as a fairly innocent journey into the... See Full Description
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Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 32 min. |
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| Release Date: |
July 14, 2000 NY/January 20, 2000 Sundance '00 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong violence, sexuality, masochistic images, drug use and language. |
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| Distributors: |
CanWest Global Communications Corporation
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$39,340 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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culturevulture.net,
"With a hyperactive camera and a palette of nighttime neon, 'Shadow Hours' succeeds in creating a tense, dark visual background. But it never achieves its claimed noir standing, because it never gets beneath the acting out and into the character of evil." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: B-) "...more show than substance." Full Review...
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Film Threat,
(.5 stars) "[Director Eaton] treats his movie as some sort of audition for studio flicks or music videos instead of focusing on what's best for the work at hand." Full Review...
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goodauthority,
"The only thing worse than David Lynch at his worst is some other director at David Lynch's worst." Full Review...
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