Shadowheart (2009)

Load of rubbish!!

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

This movie was a terrible waste of time and $1 at Redbox. I have not hated any movie this much in years. I should have recognized this as direct to video, but I didn't because it was on Redbox and I was looking for a movie to watch with family who liked westerns. It makes for a good drinking game. If you drink every time something ridiculous is happening, you will be falling down drunk before its over. Please waste your money or just throw it away. Don't rent this whatever you do. It just gets worse as it goes along. I can't really relate how lame this film is. Movies are just not this bad. I am shocked that this was ever released. Its like a bad car wreck. You can't look away, except in this case you can, and you should. Like another reviewer said. NO REDEEMING QUALITIES.

I found this movie to be very entertaining. Those who talk about problems in the set and costume are WAY too picky. First of all, it's an indie, so you can't expect perfection (you find the same mistakes in A-list films). These films have to be judged according to their script and acting. The script could have been better, but it wasn't bad. Anyone who watches westerns regularly knows that a good western typically is still pretty cheesy. What's important is that the storyline didn't go on and on and make me want to stab my eyes (like another indie western "Bounty"). It had the typical western story of a man out for revenge while fighting against becoming the kind of person his enemy is, but they did a good job with the acting. I felt like the inclusion of the Navajo siblings was a bit pointless, but overall I enjoyed the film.

I liked the movie. I shot a movie at Paramount ranch and I really liked how they used the town. It is not very big and yet they gave it a very large western feel.Production Design was great.I thought the acting was great in some parts and just OK in others.The sound design and score was perfect. Subtle yet a character in itself.It very much had a faith feel to me. It was like a Christian movie for adults...until then end. It only looses this faith feel as the man carries out his vengeance. In fact, the big title line is: A Man Comes for Revenge....and Finds Redemption. However. he never finds redemption. He comes for Revenge and eventually gets it.Conclusion: a little long, slow at parts, but overall was a good film.

This is a poorly made and unintelligently written film. It has unbelievably atrocious production values considering that it had a 10 million budget. The pacing is slow and overall the film is devoid of anything that resembles entertainment or artistic merit. What is most disconcerting are the ideologies that the film promotes. A man seeks revenge for his wife's murder and kills people that stand in his way. He says that he doesn't believe in religion, but when he dies he goes to heaven anyway. For a film intended for Christian audiences this is a pretty controversial message. It even briefly equates the Navajo beliefs to Christianity. All that is fine, but this film is far from liberal. Consider these elements: When the Navajo's are given bibles, the bibles seem to have a magical power that entrances them. Legend is an whites only town that is portrayed as the ideal place to live. Fighting for slavery is okay if you don't own slaves. I think that this confusing film was written Sarah Palin. I would avoid this movie at all costs.