Movie Review: SHADOW IN THE CLOUD (and a few words about Gremlins)
Every once in a while, I discover a movie pretty much the same way I used to do in my youth; It comes out of nowhere, just an impromptu trailer or an ad in the papers to let me know of its existence, instead of the months of promotion and buzz that surrounds most modern blockbusters, ubiquitous to the point you have to protect yourself from the dreaded and unavoidable "Spoilers". SHADOW IN THE CLOUD is such a surprise for me, and a most pleasant one at that, for that matter. But I'll get to that in a moment.(And for you to fully appreciate the film, I invite you to AVOID the trailer, which reveals a couple of those surprises.) The first action feature film for director Roseanne Liang is told pretty much all from the point of view of flight officer Maude Garrett who boards a B-17 Bomber in New Zealand during WWII, towing with her a precious cargo, part of a secret mission from her higher ups. The all-male crew of the plane welcomes her with all the expected sexis