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Shades
In this film within a film, a Belgian serial killer escapes prison and finds that a filmmaker is making a movie about his life. A maverick director, a merciless producer, an insubordinate star, and a conviced serial killer all try to survive the deadliest place on Earth: a movie set.
| Release : | 1999 |
| Rating : | 5.2 |
| Studio : | Multicom Entertainment Group, |
| Crew : | Production Design, Production Design, |
| Cast : | Mickey Rourke Gene Bervoets Andrew Howard Hilde Van Mieghem Tom van Bauwel |
| Genre : | Drama |
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Good movie but grossly overrated
Absolutely the worst movie.
Absolutely Brilliant!
A Masterpiece!
Not a lover of Erik Van Looy's output, even for him this really is terrible. Mickey Rourke's presence in crap b movies is not unusual, but this is the worst I have seen him in. Erik Van Looy has seemingly made a career based on plastic TV crimi films posing as gritty thrillers on the big screen. His films appeal to the modern desire for low brow entertainment to parade as something more realistic and intelligent.Despite the mediocrity, his films are generally successful among his fellow Flemish, even making waves beyond the Dutch speaking world. "Loft", probably his most successful film, seems to have even suffered a Hollywood remake."Shades" is unwatchably dull and poor. Mr. Van Looy is probably more at home as a TV show host rather than working in cinema.
The film stars Mickey Rourke as a director on a foreign low-budget flick, that covers the story of a famous serial killer. Things get messy and interesting when the media, co-producers, and the real serial killer want a piece of the action. There is some good acting and the movie has this artificial light which works really well in this kind of movie in movie concept.
This film was shot in my home town, the main reason I went to see it. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. While certainly not a masterpiece, 'Shades' is a treat for two reasons : its mild albeit funny comment on the film industry and its unashamed 'American' approach. Its main aim is to entertain, and if it manages to work on quite a few levels along the way, who's gonna complain? A smart blend of fact and fiction, it focuses on the filming of the life of serial killer Freddy Lebeck -who, as Belgian viewers may note, looks an eerie lot like real-life mass murderer Freddy Horion. He, for one, is famous for never taking of his shades. Slick and fast-paced direction makes for a flashy thriller, and although no-one in it will be winning an Oscar any time soon, the many jokes and winks will help to hold your attention until the very end -which, I will reveal, is pretty original in comparison to what Belgian cinema has been calling conclusions lately. Add to this the admirable quality to poke fun at itself, and it's perfect for a rainy day.
This is a very sad movie. Really. Nothing happens in this movie. The Script is bad!!! I guess they've just copy-paste the first 15 pages to 90 pages. The Producers must have thought let's create a Hollywood movie here in Belgium. They didn't succeed. Now in the third week it is only running in Antwerp and Brussels at 22h45 or something. In the past we have had really good movies in Belgium, like Daens. Shades is a waste of your time. Maybe you could sneak in the theater after you've seen a real movie. If you've seen 10 minutes of Shades, you've seen it all. It was advertised to death on local radio and TV. I hope it will disappear in the Shades soon.
