Alec Baldwin stalks a lavishly gloomy New York, delivering pulp declarations as though every syllable comes with its own cape. The period design is a treat. The supernatural plot gets tangled, but there's pleasure in watching this much style report for crime-fighting duty.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
6/10
Plot
8/10
Effects
2/10
Dialogue
7/10
Rewatchability
7/10
“The city is beautiful. The explanation needs another draft.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 60
Synopsis and movie facts
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.
