Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.
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Shadowboxer was released in 2005 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 271 reviews, giving Shadowboxer (2005) an average rating of 46%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 62%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 53%.
With a score of 46%, Shadowboxer is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2005, which stands at 59%.
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