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The Shadow Effect

"Once you remember. You will never forget."

A young man's life is turned upside down when his violent dreams begin to blend with reality.

Top Cast

  • Cam Gigandet

    Cam Gigandet

    Gabriel Howarth

  • Brit Shaw

    Brit Shaw

    Brinn Howarth

  • Michael Biehn

    Michael Biehn

    Sheriff Hodge

  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    Reese

  • Michael Aaron Milligan

    Michael Aaron Milligan

    Jesse McGraw

  • Jon Kohler

    Jon Kohler

    Masterson

  • Andi Matheny

    Andi Matheny

    Julia

  • Cullen Moss

    Cullen Moss

    Governor Francis

  • Sean Freeland

    Sean Freeland

    Deputy Truvio

Overview

A young man's life is turned upside down when his violent dreams begin to blend with reality.

Rating

5.0 / 10
148 Reviews
1 Popular

2 Reviews

  • Gimly
    Gimly
    3 Jun 21, 2017

    Difficult to follow and delivers awful performances, even from actors we know are capable of great work - seriously, what Jonathan Rhys' Meyers accent in this movie? Other than a mistake I mean. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid if possible._

  • tmdb15214618
    tmdb15214618
    5 Jul 15, 2017

    The first half of this movie is bafflingly bad--So Bad It's Good--but steadily improves over the remaining half, such that it's almost pretty alright towards the end. The obvious problem is that they blew their budget on casting Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Cam Gigandet, and there wasn't enough remaining to execute what is a decent idea. The production value is low, the scripted dialogue is awful, and JRM is just collecting a paycheck. But Gigandet gives it his all--and he's naked a few times, too! If you have nothing else to do, I wouldn't dissuade you from watching The Shadow Effect.

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Recommendations

Wanted

Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

Wanted

6.5 2008