I stumbled upon the 2019 movie "She's Just a Shadow" by random chance in 2021, and I must admit that I was immediately drawn to it, as the movie's cover is rather interesting. So of course I sat down to watch this, not knowing what I was in for, nor what to expect.
And wow, this movie was atrocious. It was an artsy-fartsy kind of movie trying to imitate movies made by Quentin Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez, but writer and director Adam Sherman, whom is behind "She's Just a Shadow", just didn't have the particular grace or style that was being imitated.
"She's Just a Shadow" was essentially a movie glorifying the intake of illegal substances, prostitution and promiscuities, oh, and violence. And I must admit that I just found it difficult to wrap my head around the excessive use of rhinestones on the faces of the women in the movie, and the weird make-up with the tanned faces and white circles around the eyes. And "She's Just a Shadow" just had way too much focus on showing off naked women. Sure, this has appeal with a younger audience I suppose, but if you are sitting down to watch "She's Just a Shadow" with the hopes of it being a proper movie, you are in for a rude awakening.
I found absolutely nothing appealing or interesting here, and I gave up on the story about halfway through. By that time I had just had enough of pointless nudity, drug abuse scenes, and a whole lot of actual nothing going on. Talk about a swing and a miss from writer and director Adam Sherman.
And if "She's Just a Shadow" was supposed to take place in Japan, why is everyone speaking English? Even the news reporters on TV were speaking English. Nay, there was no credibility to this aspect of the movie.
The characters in the movie were pointless to me, as they were either just naked, selling themselves for drugs or money, or partaking in the usage of illegal substances. So yeah, there was nothing worthwhile here in terms of properly written characters with depth or appeal. And the mediocre dialogue wasn't exactly selling the characters either.
As for the acting in the movie, well for the most parts, then the performances put on were actually fair enough and adequate, considering the absolute lack of proper storyline and script here. But you will not find yourself in for an evening of Shakespearian performances, that's for sure.
"She's Just a Shadow" is not a movie that I will ever return to watch again, in an attempt to finish the last half of the movie. No, the movie just failed to entertain me or provide me with any sense of enjoyment. This was a waste of my time, money and effort.
I am rating "She's Just a Shadow" a two out of ten stars, and that is based solely on the production value of the movie. Ultimately, then the movie's cover and poster was actually the best thing about the entire movie.
