Shadow in the Cloud
Chloë Grace Moretz (The Miseducation of Cameron Post) leads this action-horror film. Departing Auckland aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress, carrying top secret documents and on a secret mission, her identity and worth are questioned by the all-male crew. However, as they'll all soon learn, there's a far more threatening presence hidden in the clouds. Directed by Roseanne Liang (impressive action short Do No Harm and debut feature My Wedding and Other Secrets)
2020Rating: MA15+, Strong violence83 minsUSA, New Zealand
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Shadow in the Cloud / Reviews
New Zealand Herald
Kiwi filmmaker Roseanne Liang (My Wedding and Other Secrets) very much delivers the genre goods in this rip-roaring high-concept World War II action thriller...
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Los Angeles Times
If not for Moretz’s expressive face, the film might stall out before it really gets rolling.
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The New York Times
It helps that Roseanne Liang’s horror-action hybrid leans confidently into its schlockiness.
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Slant Magazine
Liang leverages the absolute implausibility of the film's later scenes into something brisk and exciting right to the very end.
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Bloody Disgusting
The tense and mysterious first half is completely undermined by a cliched, ridiculous second half...
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RogerEbert.com
A sincere but silly mash-up of WWII dogfights, gremlin chaos, and feminism in action.
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Screen Daily
Gleefully pulpy WWII horror puts a dash of feminist fury into a schlocky B movie set-up.
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IndieWire
There’s enough giddy fun to power Shadow in the Cloud through just about anything.
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Variety
Liang so fully commits to its over-the-top sensibility that you’ll be clutching the armrest and grinning with glee for most of the ride.
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