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Shadow of Doubt (1998)
Rate:
7
Viewed:
6/21
6/21:
To avoid any confusion in regard to the Hitchcock picture, the filmmakers decided to drop the article "a" in the title, and
the result is Shadow of Doubt.
Incidentally, It's not a remake since it borrows nothing from the story featuring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. To be
fair, the movie is more of Melanie Griffith's than Tom Berenger's, but there's plenty of meat for him.
Both are excellent in a different way although it's hard for me to look past her semi collagen-filled upper lip.
The nicest thing I can say about the film is that I was never bored. It moves well, and the ending is unexpected and thus
makes sense. Mainly, I was trying to figure out who did it. Now, I can see how this would be because it's been mostly
through Kitt Devereux's perspective.
The cast is interesting as it includes Huey Lewis of the band Huey Lewis and the News (he should act more often), Nina
Foch, John Ritter, Craig Sheffer, Tony Plana, and James Karen. It's the last picture for Wade Dominguez (Bobby Medina) who
passed away in 1998 at age 32 from complications of AIDS.
All in all, Shadow of Doubt is an enjoyable neo-noir thriller with solid performances by Melanie Griffth and
Tom Berenger.