I hate to write those words, as I can only imagine the work that the entire cast and crew puts into a production like this. However, it fell short -- way short. My 9 year old daughter, her friend, and I all agreed it was a "bad movie -- that was terrible" (their words.) No redemption as promised -- just revenge. Just plain bad acting early on; boring for the first 15 minutes; music intrudes constantly, not helping the dialog; many lines mumbled/unintelligible; continuity gaffes intrude; and so on. I will say the production values were pretty good -- lighting, color, some good shots. LMAO that the character of "spider" is the writer/director -- who, justly, gets it in the end. While the plot is entirely predictable, so what, it's a western. I take exception to the supposedly "Christian" values. Throwing in scriptural quotations, having a pastor as a sympathetic character and vague spiritual references do not count. "Shawshank" is a much more Christian film, IMHO, or any of a huge number of other films that actually engage your mind and faith in challenging ways. Sadly, this film was just plain disappointing. Even at $1 at Redbox.
Review of Shadowheart
