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Shadow Conspiracy

4.6

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Original title

Shadow Conspiracy

Year

1997

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

George Pan Cosmatos

Screenwriter

Adi Hasak, Ric Gibbs

Cast

Music

Bruce Broughton

Cinematography

Buzz Feitshans IV

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Cinergi Pictures

Genre

Mystery | Politics

Synopsis

A special assistant to the U.S. President, Bobby Bishop (Charlie Sheen), accidentally meets his friend who reveals a conspiracy in the White House before he is killed by an assassin. Now Bobby must avoid being killed for what he knows, and stop the conspirators from achieving their goal. To make matters worse, he doesn't know who the conspirators are, so who can he trust?

Critics' reviews

"Sadly, Sheen doesn't even look profound. Like a zombie who's spent too much time in the gym, he blunders heavily from one stunt to the next, his pursed lips conveying nothing more than pique."

Charlotte O'Sullivan: Time Out
"A simple-minded thriller (...) There isn't a brain in its empty little head, or in its assembly-line story (...) Rating: ★ (out of four)."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The film is so contemptuous of its audience it doesn't even bother to present a surface resemblance to reality."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Bland, interminable chase scenes take up so much of the story -- the hackneyed plot doesn't need much exposition -- that the sheer repetitiveness begins to amaze you."

Lisa Alspector: Chicago Reader
"The climactic assassination attempt... is so ridiculous there's only one real danger: that the president (and the audience) will laugh to death."

Variety
"When Charlie Sheen and Donald Sutherland appear in any movie, you should be wary. Their contracts seem to demand nothing but corny formula."

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post
"A somewhat sluggish thriller that never becomes quite as engrossing or enthralling as one might’ve hoped..."

David Nusair: Reel Film
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Shadow Conspiracy

1997

George Pan Cosmatos

4.6

(1,508)