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It's refreshing to find a mid range budgeted thriller. The film is unafraid to attempt high concept storytelling and for the better part of the running time it works. There are some strong flaws, but if you can go with the film, you'll enjoy the twists and turns. Nice to see Netflix relying on these high concept to lure audiences, who are trapped by mega studios pumping superheroes at us. Not great, but I thought it was interesting.

The talanted horror/thriller director Jim Mickle (Cold in July; Stake Land) teams up with the rising star Boyd Holbrook & brings to Netflix his newest piece - the exciting and entertaining mystery detective/killer flick "In the Shadow of the Moon".

"In the Shadow of the Moon" starts like any other police thriller, introducing us to a duo of likeable cops, a damp city full of crime & a mystery in the making. Through equal amounts of engaging drama, energetic action and time skipping we steadily move forward to the solution of the mystery, accompanied by the obsessive detective Lockhart who's got some heavy burdens on his shoulders. Boyd Holbrook, whom I first saw on "Narcos" (as I'm sure many people did as well) gives a great lead performance as detective Lockhart & the supporting cast helps him out well, especially Bokeem Woodbine & Cleopatra Coleman. The revelation of the sci-fi twist & the point of the mystery comes a tad bit too slowly & doesn't quite have the impact one would wish for, but, nevertheless, while "In the Shadow of the Moon" left me wanting more, at the same time the ending felt right. The themes of horrors and wonders of humanity & family values are served well. We cannot forget that the movie also looks gorgeous, has a decent original score, well made action sequences & even features a few bloody scenes for the horror fans. In summary, "In the Shadow of the Moon" kinda looks like, feels like and plays out like a big-screen movie.

I think this movie could've been a little less convoluted, with a different, less straight forward mystery building structure, but the result is still engaging, handsome and thoughtful thriller piece. My rating: 7/10.

So people are rating this low because it is alleged that it has a political message of 'wipe out an opposite view'? have they been hiding under a rock since cinema began? Most films before I was even born have been about one enemy wiping out another, morality has not been the premise of most films through cinematic history . This is simply an action film not based on real life, its obviously not a true story , the heart of it is simply the idea that if you were to, for instance, wipe out Hitler or his parents you potentially save millions of people from all different backgrounds. so do you wipe out the few or let the millions die? I suppose these films serve a good purpose in opening up the debate so I'll give it a 7 . Watch the film, enjoy it, its a good story , somewhat predictable at times but a good twist in the end.

Ok, film first.

Pretty decent script, good acting, pacing is a little off at times, but overall a not bad sci-fi.

Ok, now for the good bit.

The film deserves a 10 purely for the fact it has seriously annoyed so called 'patriots' and gun supporters that seem to be happy in ignoring the fact that what this film is about a mass terrorism event.

Yes, terrorist don't have to be a different skin colour or from a different country.

Even though the plot was pretty much clear from the start, the first part of the movie was enjoyable. A certain tension, a certain nostalgia. But then it all starts going downhill until it end in the sewers. The vague ethical elements never rise above kindergarten level, the science is preposterous and the "USA is the world" assumption is tedious. The acting is decent, so is the music and lighting. Too bad, as with nearly every movie these days, the plot didn't get as much attention.

Picked this one out of the blue on Netflix. Not knowing what it was going to be, no research whatsoever to see whats it all about.

Glad that I have seen it, this was a hell of a ride. Starting as like a serial killer is out there this one turns into something like The Terminator. Excellent performances espescially from Boyd Holbrook. Great story that you can't see coming.

Nice to see Michael C. Hall again, been a while.

If you like your flicks weird then this is one to see. Not one boring moment.

Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 4/5 Comedy 0/5

In the Shadow of the Moon (3.5 out of 5 stars).

In the Shadow of the Moon is a pretty decent crime thriller film with a bit hint of sci fi concept and some decent action thrills. The plot starts out like a simple crime thriller. Police officer Locke (Boyd Holbrook) and his partner are investigating three murders at the same time and done by the same criminal Rya (Cleopatra Coleman). She escapes and confronts Locke at the train station that they ll meet again. Several years later, a few more murders happen the same away which drives Locke to trying to catch her. And years later on the same day, she is back and he is trying to figure out her motives.

The concept is a like low budget Terminator movie with a human time travelling and being an assassin to take out targets. The one question is why? The answer may not be as surprising or mind bending for a sci fi story. It does throw one character Locke into an obsession for years until he has wasted his life away when he missed out on his daughters childhood and being there for her.

Boyd Holbrook performance is decent. Cleopatra Coleman was also okay playing a mysterious assassin. The film does have a twist in the end which ties the characters story arc.

The film does have some entertaining thrilling action. Overall, In the Shadow of the Moon is a pretty fair film with some decent action and performance.

Netflix have done it again with yet another well made and interesting movie. The trailer makes it seem like some kind of vampire film but that's a long way off the mark. The film is about a killer popping up at regular intervals with a very specific purpose and a cop spending half his life chasing them. It's no action film though, it's far better pigeon-holed as a thriller with the typical twist at the end. Once again Netflix procure a decent performance from the cast and crew producing a film that engrossed me. It's not fast paced and that will loose some viewers and it delivers a political message that will alienate those villanised (people who can't distinguish between free speech and hate) from enjoying it. It's notable that once more Netflix go for a thought provoking film rather than the more usual Hollywood action template and I applaud them for it. It's a fair way from what I expected and all the better for it.

Well worth a watch don't really get why it is rated so low. I have watched it twice now and I have to say I probably preferred it the second time round which is the case for me and a lot of films. Decent sci-fi.

This movie starts off with potential and has excellent production values. The cast do their jobs competently and the direction is excellent. The problem is with the story. It begins as a thriller and then leaves us with a vomit worthy message that if you don't like certain ideas, then the best way to oppose those ideas is to kill everyone who holds them. Pathetic stuff. We now live in the age of stupid.

It's mid budget and reasonable acting etc. There are a lot of negative comments and some people are offended way too easily, perhaps some are looking into it way too much for faults and racism, it's fiction. There are a hell of a lot more offensive movies out there, I am 58 and white and I did not even think of any of the things that some of the overly sensitive reviewers on here so just enjoy it as the fictional movie that it is and not a propaganda movie with messages of hate.

In the Shadow of the Moon is a decent flick. It was actually one of the better movies i watched this year. The story barrows a little from The Terminator here and there. But it's orighinal enough to stand on its own.

7/10 from me for this enjoyable action/sci fi drama. Do yourself a favor, ignore the triggered snowflakes.

Overall the movie or the concept it presents is quite interesting. But it is also quite flawed. There are many things that do not work in its favor, especially towards the ending and when it comes to logic. I also thought this was quite predictable - at least for me, maybe you have a different viewpoint on that.

Having said that and as you can see by my rating, I still found it entertaining enough. Technically sound (really well shot, good sound and all that jazz, minus actually jazz), it is let down by plot holes or the general problem movies with different time lines have ... does it make sense? I think not ... but if you blend that out, you can at least have some fun with it