Shadows and Lies is a suspense driven, thriller straight out of the core of New York cities coke trafficking thugs. James Franco, who plays William Vincent, get spotted by “the Boss”, played by Josh Lucas, who in turn recruits him into his gang of New York coke traffickers. Just like any good “boss”, he has a call girl, played by Julianne Nicholson. We all saw where this one was going as William falls for the call girl and from there the movie goes downhill for its characters.
While trying to figure out a way to help the girl, William is exiled out of the city where he spends four years brooding over his lost love; finally coming back to save the day in the end.
Although the film has a darker (and we literally mean darker) look to it, and sometimes a bit confusing with the flip flop of time sequences and a lot of walking around, this movie has a great story line, excellent cast, and all together good director. We’ll give it 3.5 out of 5 stars and encourage you to go out, pick it up, and let us know what you think. (Purchase below from Amazon.com)
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