SYNOPSICS
Shadows in the Storm (1988) is a English movie. Terrell Tannen has directed this movie. Ned Beatty,Mia Sara,Michael Madsen,Donna Mitchell are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1988. Shadows in the Storm (1988) is considered one of the best Crime,Drama,Mystery,Romance,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
A daydreaming businessman named Thelonius Pitt takes a vacation in the Redwood Forests of California. The morning after he arrives, he meets a beautiful, mysterious woman named Melanie. She happens to look just like the woman he keeps seeing in his dreams. Thelonius and Melanie meet each other on the shore of a nearby river late at night. Melanie's husband finds them, and attacks Thelonius. Melanie pulls out a pistol and fires 3 shots, knocking her husband's body into the icy river below. The nightmare has begun...
Shadows in the Storm (1988) Reviews
Ouch.
This film could have been something very interesting, but comes off worse than a daytime soap opera. It has a noir style, set in the the California Redwoods, but none of the characters are sympathetic, and Ned Beatty's over-acting drives the nail in the coffin of unsufferability. It has your typical noir plot, but somehow you end up laughing at the characters hoping they'll die soon. The poetic thread and imagery hints that there could have been something really unusual in the concept, but the execution makes it dreadful. Doubtful if you'll even have a chance to see this on late night cable...
Poor update of the noir genre
It's pretty obvious that "Shadows in the Storm" is an attempt to do a modern day noir of sorts, thought there are differences between it and your typical noir. It's filmed in color, for one thing. Though a bigger difference is who is cast in the lead male role, a very unlikely choice - Ned Beatty! You definitely wouldn't see someone like him in noirs of the past, and the movie seems to realize this, since a lot of the movie seems to have been directed somewhat tongue in cheek. But I didn't find the intentional humor all that amusing, and there's more about the movie that's not to like. The script is badly written - not only is it obvious what some eventual twists will be long before they happen, there are some real goofs in the central story, like how it's established that Beatty's character can't see well without his glasses, but later is seen DRIVING IN THE NIGHT WITHOUT HIS GLASSES! Maybe if the movie had more goofs like this, it could be enjoyed as a camp classic, but as it is, it's pretty stupid and predictable. However, if you've ever wanted to see Ned Beatty in a sex scene...
One of the realest movies I've seen.
It starts out like something that could only happen in a dream, then the veil lifts, and it's exactly what happens every day, all over the world, since time began and forever, as long as inwardly blessed folks think with the wrong head and outwardly blessed folks are shallow and superficial. This movie is brilliant. The casting is 100% perfect, for what the movie is really about. My only slight disappointment is that the wife deserves better, and Hoover from Animal House should've got his wish.
One of my best movies!
Saw this movie in 90s, when I was a student in Russia. Really, really loved this movie and spend some time finding it over movie forums. Still watching it with pleasure. Sometimes I feel like Tilo myself, dreaming about meeting my perfect woman! I don't understand why others gave it such a low score. You better watch something stupid, like "Pirates of Carrabien" or "Star wars 7". Unfortunately, I can't find it in a better quality. Many thanks to the actors and other people who worked on this gem.