Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17808 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-11-06
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Spanish, Dutch, Hindi, Italian, French, Portuguese, English, Arabic
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish, Italian
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 92 minutes

Synopsis
He has a thousand disguises and the cunningness and strength to outmaneuver the deadliest opponents, and he's out to uncover the secret to the legendary treasure of the knights templar. With the calculating, blood-thirsty mind of a veteran assassin, Shadow Man vows to destroy anything - and anyone - that comes between him and the treasure. Action film starring Steven Seagal.

Customer Reviews

Shadow Man
Having purchased the terrible Action Force, I bought this to try and restore my faith in Steve and his films. From the start it was an improvement as the dialogue was all Steven's no poor dubbing in this. The plot has been used before in the film Belly of the Beast and it follows a similar pattern, either you help him or you die. The female eye candy was very familiar and after blowing the cob webs from the mind I remembered Eva Pope from Coronation Street as the sassy barmaid Tanya Pooley in the Rovers.

The fight sequences are better but Steve is showing his age. The obligatory full length Leather coat is on show but the weight is obvious to see.

You are left hoping that he will find happiness with a woman by the end of the film but once again anyone who gets close ends up regretting it. Overall a better quality film but one for rental not for purchase, unless you are an avid Steve Fan and want to add to your collection.

A GOOD SEAGAL FILM
I watched this last night in bed for the first time and I liked the film as it had plenty of action in it. I got this for Christmas and I think it was a good effort at an action film but the only thing I didn't like was the camera shots, they were all over the place and you could hardly see what was happening (like the BOURNE SUPREMACY they were the same). I admit there were a few things that were unbelievable like when he shoots a helicopter down with a pistol but thats what makes it fun to watch this type of action film.

The story got a bit confusing but nobody watches a STEVEN SEAGAL film for the brilliant story telling. they watch it for the action scenes, martial art fighting scenes and the explosions. Plus Steven Seagal is getting a bit fat for these scenes but its nice to see him act out these scenes instead of a stunt double.

I admit that he will never get back to his hey day when his films were cinema quality. This proves it with it being straight to dvd.

This sounds like a bad review but it isn't its just my views - all in all a good action flick to watch on a Saturday night with a few cans of alcahol and a pizza. Im not going to go into the story because you can read it on the back of the dvd case when you rent or buy it.

This film is rated a 15 certificate and the film contains strong language and violence.

Thank you for reading my review.

Poor stuff
Steven Seagal was never a great actor, even in his prime. He was a good action star though. I've always had some respect for him as he's a 7th Dan in Akido and a respected martial arts practioner. However this is a sadly unconvincing film that does him no credit at all.

Now rapidly approaching the age of 56, Seagal has put on a lot of weight and his acting and delivery is even more wooden than it was. Sure the fight scenes are good, close-up its obvious he knows his stuff and you wouldn't want to mess with him, but as an action star his time has passed. The plot such that there is really isn't worth describing, and the only redeeming element was Imelda Staunton's performance as the American Ambassador, which is a class above the rest of the cast.

My recommendation rent don't buy this.