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The Shadow is a mystery man, a classic character who's like a madhouse mix of Batman, Ghost Rider, Eliot Ness, Dracula, and a very dark yet somehow amused Deadpool (the Shadow's laugh really just makes the blood-spilling hero even scarier). I enjoyed most of this movie, did not see the start. I plan to buy it, because I love the character and if I recall, the moviemakers went with some of the wild ideas in the late-'80s Shadow comics which are finally out in digital format. (Pure absurdism--look them up!) Only the Shadow knows who or what the Shadow really is, but he is a mystical machine of massacre to the malevolent forces that threaten the innocent. He'll plug a thug as soon as look at 'im. Batman's morals may make more sense, but the Shadow has a power and purity that is heaven-sent and hell-bent. A great performance by Baldwin, who may have gotten a kick out of bringing back the most enigmatic crimefighter in the history of pulp fiction.