Schatten der Wahrheit

Die Regie von Robert Zemeckis ist handwerklich gesehen gut. Das Drehbuch ist aber ein unglaublich abgedroschenes Thriller-Klischee. Ich habe meinen Augen nicht getraut! Und Silvestri kopiert Herrmanns Musik aus Psycho. Das kann doch wohl nicht wahr sein! Silvestri und Zemeckis wollten Schatten der Wahrheit als Hommage an den beliebten Hitchcock gestalten. Sie haben aber vergessen, was der Unterschied zwischen einer Hommage und einem billigen Kopieren ist. Eine Schande. (12.04.2002)

I saw it in the darkness of an empty cinema, and I was scared. The last time something like this happened was two years ago with Raimi's The Gift. Zemeckis is a great director who plays with the viewer like a cat with a mouse and although I don't like ghost stories, I enjoyed this likeable horror film, including the final half hour, which blew me away. Just when you expected the climax, there was another and another, and surprisingly I didn't feel like I was being set up at all. Whether it's an homage to Hitchcock, or a rip-off of Hitchcock and all that blah blah blah, I don't care. PS: Years later I watched it a second time and it didn't have the same power. But still, very good job Mr Zemeckis! (15.06.2003)

The most entertaining thing about Zemeckis is that you never know if his next work will receive the loudest applause and enchant the viewer with perfect filmmaking or if he will embarrass himself in a genre shootout and suddenly lose the respect of his fans with a gaping flaw. A horror without atmosphere, with an unfinished twist ending and several rather disturbing jump scares. Everything here is for the sake of effect, and unfortunately, completely out of place. (24.03.2005)

This decent but overly routine thriller relies on a quality star cast led by Harrison Ford and the professional, experience-backed direction of Robert Zemeckis. It's good entertainment for one viewing, but I don't feel the need to revisit this film. In this case, I also disliked the combination of the criminal case with paranormal elements. Overall impression with narrowed eyes: 70%. (14.06.2006)

Truly a high-quality surprise. Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer fit together amazingly, and the intimate horror genre suits them well. The transformation of both is a delightful pleasure. I still remember them as a cinema novelty. (03.02.2009)