Review of Shadow Conspiracy (1997) by Jonty C — 05 Jun 2007

This movie has Charlie Sheen portraying a white house speech writer, while Donald Sutherland is his close personal friend, who also works in the white house. So, of course, when shit hits the fan and Charlie is forced to run for his life, he trusts only one person: Donald Sutherland.

(do you feel the predictable vibe coming?) so, guess who turns out to be the leader of the vast conspiracy? Of course, you guessed it: Donald Sutherland. The writing for this movie is so bland, so painstakingly predictable, that I honestly hope the writer(s) of this movie did it pro-bono as part of their charity work for the year.

I hope having their name attached to this movie is a tax deductible scenario. Because if word ever gets out that THIS is the kind of crap they write professionally, they will never get a job again. Maybe, just maybe, this could have been salvaged with strong acting jobs: Sadly, there are none to be found.

Well, that's not true: J. Williams Midkiff Jr. was fantastic as a restaurant patron who was only on screen for a few moments, and Kimberly Evan, the (uncredited, mind you) girl running for the train, delivered powerhouse performances.

.. I'm sorry, no amount of lying can make this seem like a great movie... or a good movie... or a movie you should actually want to see. This movie is "shovel fodder of the highest order... and if you buy it, you're part of the problem.

One out of five.".