good looks

There are some good concepts in this movie but it ultimately is a very intricately made movie to tell a rather dumb story.

Very slow - much different than the preview implies

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.

Roger Moore

Movie Nation

A martial-arts movie landmark, as strong in its performances as it is spectacularly novel in its violence.

Glenn Kenny

The New York Times

Shadow is a sumptuous sensory feast filled with spectacle, surprise, and madness.

Filipe Freitas

Film Threat