Shadow in the Cloud

"Every mission has its demons."

2021 1h 23m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 1,113🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★5IMDB · 34,158

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Synopsis

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A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.

“Every mission has its demons.”

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Cast

Chloë Grace Moretz
Maude Garrett
Nick Robinson
Stu Beckell
Beulah Koale
Anton Williams
Taylor John Smith
Walter Quaid
Callan Mulvey
John Reeves
Benedict Wall
Tommy Dorn
Byron Coll
Terrence Taggart
Joe Witkowski
Bradley Finch

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roseanne Liang
Writers: Dylan Coburn, Max Landis, Roseanne Liang
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, New Zealand

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, New Zealand.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roseanne Liang, shot by Kit Fraser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Eagles shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Chloë Grace Moretz and Nick Robinson and Beulah Koale carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every mission has its demons.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roseanne Liang directs. Kit Fraser behind the camera. Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper scores. Tom Eagles cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, New Zealand. Dialogue in English.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, New Zealand.
4Directed by Roseanne Liang, shot by Kit Fraser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tom Eagles shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Chloë Grace Moretz and Nick Robinson and Beulah Koale carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Every mission has its demons.".
9IMDB entry: tt9691136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kit Fraser
Original score: Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper
Editing: Tom Eagles
Production design: Gary Mackay
Costume design: Kristin Seth
Makeup / hair: Gabrielle Jones
VFX supervisor: Stephen Unterfranz
Sound: Phil Heywood
Stunt coordinator: Tim Wong
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,054,290
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Shadow in the Cloud (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes: 77% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 66/100
IMDB rating: 5/10 · 34,158 votes
MPAA: R

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2 wins total

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furious_iz2021-01-07
★ 6/10
Honestly I don't know why I enjoyed this film. It is dumb, really really dumb. There are so many bad American accents from the New Zealand cast, the stunts are snort out loud ridiculous. But somehow, this film has a visual style and creativity that at times lift it above it's B Movie and proud station. I would be VERY selective about who I recommend it to. I really had fun watching and shaking my head at the silliness and would absolutely watch it again
SWITCH.2021-01-11
★ 5/10
Perhaps the real problem is that, as we've seen with films like 'Victor Frankenstein', 'American Ultra', and 'Bright', Max Landis just isn't a particularly good writer. “I write scripts the way a lot of people play 'Angry Birds,' he once quipped. As you can imagine, not all of those scripts need to be filmed. At the same, Roseanne Liang rises to the challenge of her one-location war movie, making a hunk of airborne junk feel downright claustrophobic and staging episodes of bonkers action with an admirable lack of restraint. 'Shadow in the Cloud' is an absolute mess, but it's also a small miracle that it's as entertaining as it is. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-shadow-in-the-cloud-wildly-messy-wwii-fantasy-horror
Manuel São Bento2021-05-09
★ 6/10
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com I consider Chloë Grace Moretz (Greta) one of the best actresses of her generation. I would be pretty surprised if she doesn't get at least an Oscar nomination in the next ten years. While it's true that her choices don't always end up being good movies, she's rarely the one to blame when things don't work out. In Roseanne Liang's film, she's undoubtedly the glue that holds everything together. Moretz perfectly handles what it's close to being a solo movie - she's literally stuck inside a tiny turret - demonstrating extraordinary emotional range. For most of the runtime, the viewers are placed inside a claustrophobic place, watching the protagonist communicate through radio with the other crew members, who so happen to be extremely sexist, annoying male characters. While I do understand the intent behind this character archetype, it becomes so on the nose that it almost makes the director and her co-writer, Max Landis, the ones who seemingly never met any other type of army men. The narrative holds so many distinct ideas that go from a monster flick to a war drama, and their balance is all over the place, just like the score (Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper). Once the mystery surrounding her package is revealed, and the action sequences start taking the front stage, the story takes a huge leap into the utterly absurd. From one of the most shockingly hilarious uses of an airplane explosion to the unbelievability of everything that happens in the third act, it isn't easy to shut down my brain when the film until that point was going more for the grounded depiction of how it is to be an isolated woman in the Air Force than a straight-up sci-fi/monster/action flick. Despite all that, I can't deny its entertainment value and the exceptional lead performance. Rating: B-