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Shadow Dancer

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United Kingdom, Ireland · 2012
Rated R · 1h 41m
Director James Marsh
Starring Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen
Genre Thriller

An IRA member named Collette is arrested after leaving a bomb in a train station, forcing her to turn MI5 informer to protect her son. She must balance her increasingly intimate relationship with her MI5 handler and the growing suspicion coming from her organization, even as MI5 refuses to protect her.

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With a conclusion that arrives as an open-ended gut punch, you're not just left lingering with unanswered questions, but the sensation that James Marsh has delivered something truly special.

75

Slant Magazine by Andrew Schenker

James Marsh carries forward the mood and menace of the opening into the balance of the work, perfectly matching his aesthetic strategies to the story's shifting moral terrain.

80

Empire by Dan Jolin

As beige as an old PC, but beneath the surface the blood pumps bright scarlet. An intelligent and emotionally charged spy drama.

40

Time Out by David Fear

There’s slow-burning, and then there’s simply slow; the difference between the two has never been so apparent.

80

Variety by Justin Chang

Shadow Dancer is admittedly slow to gather force and momentum over its 101-minute running time, though by the third act, the deliberately paced drama has exerted a hypnotic grip.

80

Total Film by Neil Smith

An expertly calibrated drama confirming Marsh’s status as one of Britain’s most formidable filmmakers.

50

Observer by Rex Reed

Not everything from Ireland travels as well as the whiskey. Like mud-thick porridge, Shadow Dancer, another dreary, confusing conspiracy thriller about the Irish “troubles,” is one of them.

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