Shade

2003
15
1h 41m

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Sylvester Stallone, Gabriel Byrne, Melanie Griffith, Jamie Foxx, Thandiwe Newton, and Stuart Townsend in Shade (2003)

A group of hustlers encounter "The Dean" and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.A group of hustlers encounter "The Dean" and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.A group of hustlers encounter "The Dean" and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.

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6.3/10

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Older Wiseguy
(as Carl M. Mazzocone Sr.)

George Tovar

Paulie

Frank Medrano

Jason Cerbone

Young Stevens

Mark De Alessandro

Hitman #1

Doc Duhame

Hitman #2

Shane T. Anderson

Hitman #3

Thandiwe Newton

Tiffany
(as Thandie Newton)

Glenn Plummer

Attendant

Gabriel Byrne

Miller

Mick Rossi

Club Patron #1

Sean Stanek

Club Patron #2

Holly Cat

Girl in Hallway
(as Holly Catarancuic)

Carl Mazzocone

Doorman

Jamie Foxx

Jennings

Talbert Morton

Player #1

Stacie Randall

Dealer
(as Stacie Bourgeois)

Director
- Damian Nieman
Writer
- Damian Nieman
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The hands seen performing card tricks in the beginning of the film belong to writer/director Damian Nieman (who's hand wears a spade ring), R. Paul Wilson, Jason England, and Earl Nelson, all real life card mechanics. Nieman also taught (along with Earl Nelson and R. Paul Wilson) Sylvester Stallone and Stuart Townsend how to perform their card tricks for the film.

Goofs
The position of Miller's hand alternates between holding the drink and crossed over to his other arm while talking to Marlo.

Quotes
Marlo: Excuse me, I'm vibrating.

Crazy credits
"Special Thanks to: Tabitha Stevens & Tawny Roberts" These porn actresses have a short cameo as dancers in the club.

Connections
References The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

Soundtracks
Violin Sonata No.25 K.301, 2nd movement
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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7/10

A shade better than expected.

As movies about card games and/or con artists go, "Shade" is no "House Of Games" or "Nine Queens", but it's better than you might expect for a film that was barely released theatrically. The first two twists caught me completely off-guard (the final twist though....I saw it coming a few seconds before it happened). The poker scenes are highly entertaining (where can I get one of those "juiced" decks?). There are many good performances (Townsend, Foxx, Byrne), and nice turns by veterans (Hal Holbrook, Bo Hopkins). The weak links are Stallone and Melanie Griffith, who look awful in this film. Stallone's performance isn't bad, but they could easily have replaced him with an actor more appropriate for this role; Griffith IS bad, and it's hard to know what she's even doing in the picture. An actor who stands out (in a good way) is Roger G. Smith as Marlo, the mob enforcer with the extremely calm voice. (**1/2)