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There are some good concepts in this movie but it ultimately is a very intricately made movie to tell a rather dumb story.
It’s not one of [Zhang’s] very best, not on a par with “Hero” (Jet Li’s finest hour) or “House of Flying Daggers” even. But it still becomes a rousing, stately entry in the martial arts genre. Eventually.
A martial-arts movie landmark, as strong in its performances as it is spectacularly novel in its violence.
Shadow is a sumptuous sensory feast filled with spectacle, surprise, and madness.