Review – Shadow Hours

I don’t think anyone got what they wanted out of this one. The box made it look like an erotic thriller, which it didn’t really turn out to be. So I felt sort of ripped off (despite the fact that I should have known better than to try to rent an erotic thriller from Blockbuster). The folks who made the movie appeared to be shooting for a tale of a mephistophelean, enigmatic antagonist/helper (Peter Weller) who lures a former junkie back into a world of seamy excess. But thanks to a lackluster script and mailed-in performances from the cast, the movie played more like a morality play turned movie of the week with a little extra kinky sex built in just to get the R rating. Kids, just say no to crap. See if desperate