Shadows

SHADOWS (2007) - Sept. 11, 2007
Hmm. That was odd. I was expecting a drama, but this turned out to be a horror movie, or at least a horror/drama. About a young man who gets into a serious car crash, and then one year later starts seeing some pretty odd things (such as a weird old lady crying in his kitchen). This doesn't really work as a horror film, because it isn't scary or suspenseful (I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be), nor does it work as a drama, because the main character isn't very interesting and we never really learn much about him. Another problem is that the big "twist" at the end couldn't be more obvious, and pretty much right from the start, too. It's also overlong by at least half an hour. Overall, a pretty big disappointment, especially coming from Milcho Manchevski, who directed the excellent Before the Rain (or at least I remember it being excellent; it's been a while). **