Directed by:
Roseanne LiangCinematography:
Kit FraserComposer:
Mahuia Bridgman-CooperCast:
Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Callan Mulvey, Taylor John Smith, Beulah Koale, Benedict Wall, Byron CollPlots(1)
In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude’s every move. But this crew has more to fear... lurking in the shadows, something sinister is tearing at the heart of the plane. Trapped between an oncoming air ambush and an evil lurking within, Maude must push beyond her limits to save the hapless crew and protect her mysterious cargo. (Roadshow Entertainment)
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Can girl power films be a bit less stupid for God’s sake? Shadow in the Cloud is a quite competently made action B-movie that I quite enjoyed in the first half. But then they reveal what Moretz is actually doing on that plane, which I found extraordinarily cheesy. And the bollocks that follows it, I wasn’t ready for that. Maybe if I was a bit pissed…
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A strange genre mash-up that one minute tackles toxic masculinity and a few minutes later has former Hit-Girl fighting a gremlin who wants to tear her bomber apart. And occasionally shoots down Japanese fighters. Shadow in the Cloud is a movie that awkwardly mixes a bunch of completely different things together, resulting in a weirdly disparate mess that's lucky in that it features a nifty actress in the lead role and the whole thing doesn't run too long. This genre incoherence makes Shadow in the Cloud a pretty interesting film. Good but not very good.
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The beautiful Chloë Grace Moretz in a one-girl show as a war pilot with secret documents one a plane full of men with prejudices. It’s not as bad as the rating makes it look, but they could have done a better job. Sometimes it can be funny thanks to the wisecracks, and, thanks to the adequate running time of 80 minutes, it doesn't get boring. The action is okay, there's also some blood, the music is very good, and the monster looks quite nice – I really liked the final fight in particular. It's not really a horror, rather a war action drama with one little monster. Story**, Action***, Humor***, Violence**, Entertainment***, Music****, Visuals***, Atmosphere***, Tension***. 5/10.
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Horror... The true horror was me having to sit through this trash. I'm left wondering what on earth the creators of this movie were thinking when they greenlit, funded, and filmed this brain diarrhea. Each individual part of the story was mind-numbingly stupid, but when these nonsensical elements collided to form one bizarre whole, it was like the proverbial shit just hit the fan. And suddenly, it was everywhere. The only saving grace for me was Kate Bush during the end credits, but even her ethereal music couldn't salvage anything. / Lesson learned: If you ever get the bright idea to concoct a story involving a B-17, a monster, a child, a woman, a black person, feminism, and chauvinism all set in 1943, do yourself a favor and find something more productive to do.
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