Shade (2003/I)

Director:

Damian Nieman

Writer (WGA):

Damian Nieman (written by)

Release Date:

12 March 2004 (Thailand)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Look Deeper.

Plot:

Shade is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of Los Angeles. The tale...

Plot Keywords:

Poker | Bar | Restaurant | Magician | Pistol

Cast

Joe Nicolo	...	Ritchie
Carl Mazzocone Sr.	...	Older Wiseguy (as Carl M. Mazzocone, Sr.)
George Tovar	...	Paulie
Frank Medrano	...	Sal
Jason Cerbone	...	Young Dean Stevens
Mark De Alessandro	...	Hitman #1
Doc Duhame	...	Hitman #2
Shane T. Anderson	...	Hitman #3
Thandie Newton	...	Tiffany
Glenn Plummer	...	Gas Station Attendant
Gabriel Byrne	...	Charlie Miller
Mick Rossi	...	Club Patron #1
Sean Stanek	...	Club Patron #2
Holly Catarancuic	...	Girl in Hallway
Carl Mazzocone	...	Doorman

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Deep Nightclub - 1707 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cobalt Media Group

Trivia:

Charlie Miller, Max Malini, Dai Vernon/"The Professor", Larry Jennings, Nate Leipzig and Jacob Daley are all famous sleight-of-hand magicians. In fact, nearly every major male character in the film is named for a sleight-of-hand magician.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the final game, when the camera looks at Vernon, we see Tiffany smoking behind him, apart from Miller. But when the camera shows Tiffany herself, we see she's right beside Miller.

Quotes:

Stevens: I was mucking cards since before you were born.

Movie Connections:

References The Color of Money (1986)

Soundtrack:

Goldberg Variations, BWV.988

Not Bad

I never knew this movie existed til I saw it at Blockbuster the other night.

Just finished watching it and I have to say, as far as plot twists go, its really heard to fool the audience these days and this movie didn't fool me. That being said, it was still a pretty cool flick. I think that it was only the card tricks and watching how they used them that kept it interesting, but it did its job. If you get the chance, I'd say check it out. Also, watch the DVD feature about the card tricks...pretty cool stuff.

Overall I'd give it an 8 of 10. A lot of great actors and if you enjoy playing poker, you'll like it.