The Shadow Men (1997)

Touches You

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Bought the Video for 50 cents, in the local blockbusters 'culling' of 'rust'. Cover looked good,shadowy figures shrouded by mist, a promise of a 'cracker jack' MIB and cover-ups.Pace, energy, dramatic tension empathy with character,there is none there.Eric Roberts, an actor who I was not aware of before this movie,stars as Bob Wilson , a man with very bad facial hair,looking late 70's.There is some scenes in the movie where he looks like he has lost some 'teeth' on the left side and the beard is a beard to hide the fact. It looks and runs like a 'low budget' B,but without the 'whackyness' to become a cult movie.The story has been culled from the 'real' UFO alien abduction case's that were abound during the year 1996 and 1998.These books collectively had concluded the the 'greys' have been here all the time,but are so sensitive to sunlight,they are addicted to 'ray bands' and black suits and cars.Because they are so embarrassed off these 'faults' they are determined to remove any evidence that earthlings may have happened to stumble on, that they exist. The Movie does not get off first base. Dean stock well, who plays the UFO writer Stan Mills adds some , energy' to this movie,but you do feel that somehow Dean is winking to the camera with the thought, can you really believe this.....Howver there was a 'laff', the dog's name was 'anthrax', a sly reference to 'close encounters....' Lisa Dinkins, the desk sergeant, looks more angry towards the director on the set, than to the character who'dosn't make her day'.The Shadow Men, lacks script, and direction.For a film made in 1998 it looks and rides like a 'loss leader'.It deserves only a two, but I'm open to suggestions that it deserves better. BJay,aka gemma100

I recorded The Shadow Men to my DVR about two months ago, and I still have yet to delete it. Every time I have a friend over who hasn't seen it, I force it upon them. By the end credits, many of them are shivering in a fetal position under the kitchen table. Because of this sadism (or could it be masochism), I've probably seen The Shadow Men more than any other person on the face of the Earth. And I still don't have any desire to delete it.Everything in the movie hits the perfect "bad film" note. But what I would like to give special mention to, is Eric Roberts. His "father of the year" performance will leave you rolling on the floor.If you're at all into B-films with plenty of groan worthy moments, let this one abduct you the next time it airs.

Well, This isn't that bad, not as bad as some make it out to be. If you are into UFOs and alien abduction. Some parts are pretty cheesey, but all in all it's not that bad of film. Once you start watching you kind of got to keep watching to see what happens. I'm not much into Eric Roberts movies, but he was actually pretty good in this. If you an actually lover of films then you might like this one. give it a chance.Now, to say that It's unrealistic, you got to remember it is just a movie. I highly doubt that this was based on a real life encounter. just go into with an open mind.

This is so bad it isn't even funny. I think it must have been written by an unintelligent child. It really is quite unbelievable how poorly-made this film is. It actually has a good cast, but it is one of those films that you can't understand why it got made at all. Best line: "MIB meet TNT"!