Some things I liked some I did not.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Shadow Hours is a scuzzy slice of nightmarish Los Angeles underground sleaze that plays like a disturbing cross between 1970's gutter poetry exploitation and grunge rock 1990's fever dream cinema that you'd be lucky to find at 4am on some obscure corner of cable TV. Balthazar Getty plays a recovering drug and alcohol addict trying to get his life straight, aided by his doting wife (ever gorgeous, underrated Rebecca Gayheart). He takes a crummy job at a run down 24/7 gas station in a part of town infested with every freak, creep and creature of the night imaginable. His paranoid loon of a boss (the inimitable Brad Dourif) carries a 357 on his shift and warns him of the impending danger the night offers. He's soon alone on night shift, and is visited by shadowy stranger Stuart Chappell (Peter Weller). Weller has always had a sly way with words and a dark, edgy restlessness that he puts to frightening use here. He leads Getty down a a black leather sinkhole of drug abuse, kinky sex clubs and depraved acts of inhuman despair. It's never really clear who Chappell is or why he morally corrupts poor Getty seemingly for no reason, but there's some interesting metaphysical implications near the end that makes one wonder. Badass character actor Peter Greene plays a weary detective on Weller's trail, and there's equally downbeat work from Johnny Whitworth, Corin Nemic and Frédéric Forrest. This is a stomach churning pool of nauseating excess, and is only for people who can swallow their cinema with a handful of sewage. Me being the crazy buff who's into all the weird cobweb infested corners that movies have to offer, loved every bodily fluid stained minute of it.

Shadow Hours is the story of a recovering addict trying to get his life back together and prepare for the birth of his son. Michael (Getty) gets a job working the graveyard shift at a gas station where he meets Stuart (Weller) they soon become friends and begin to hang out at various strip clubs and other seedy places in the underbelly of LA. Michael soon realizes that Stuart is a psycho and maybe a serial killer. Shadow Hours is a decent into madness that leaves the viewer disturbed and very entertained. Sure its goofy, but I love it. BZAR rocks. Check it out!

Although initially attracted by an image of what looked like hook-suspension on the video cover, this movie was recommended to me by someone in the scene, and, afforded the opportunity to purchase it for under $10, i took a chance on watching it. Ultimately, i am glad, and i hope to share it with you folks in HELL at an upcoming meeting.The "protagonist", Michael Holloway ( Balthazar Getty), a newly married impending father, and a recovering substance abuser stuck in a depressing job at a 24-hr. convenience store, appeared to me more a vehicle for moving the plot along than a three-dimensional character.The insidious Stuart Chapell, (played by Peter Weller ) proved to be a much more intriguing individual, especially as his true nature became evident. To me he was the epitome of a suave, amoral, cultured sadist, the type that is so seductive and disarming as they lead a confused and impressionable 'submissive" into the "abyss" of their own degeneracy.Distracted by the somewhat vapid "Eyes Wide Shut" - type beginning, and uninspiring, but ,i suppose, necessary, domestic details,and strange impressionistic repetitions, i did not realize where the film was going - not so much plot-wise as thematically, so i was very impressed by the conclusionWhile the "scene" enactment's, both mild and intense, were very compelling and relatively believable,this was not a film about BDSM, but about the dark side of human nature, and its inevitable persistence. ( i was wryly amused that a"mild" erotic BDSM club fell some where on the depravity continuum between campy male strippers, and what appeared to be ostensibly an opium den, while "heavy" S/m directly proceeded a deadly serious game of high-stakes 'Russian Roulette."!The ending surprised me, until i realized what Chapell was supposed to represent..And then i began thinking about the movie "Quills", and about the influence a brilliant mind and Dominant personality can exert over others...while bringing to the surface their suppressed, or less honorable desires...In a word - Chilling - and definitely worth the price "admission"!~MWv~ "What fresh HELL is this?" ~Dorothy Parker~

Shadow Hours is the best movie Balthazar Getty has done since Lost Highway and is also probably the best movie Peter Weller has done since Robocop. Anyone who has spent considerable time within a major city nightlife scene will be able to identify with this movie. People who also like a film to leave a few questions unanswered will also probably get a kick out of Shadow Hours.The film has a great look to it, this film is so much slicker looking than any recent mainstream or indie film in the past few years. This is probably the slickest looking movie Ive seen since Blade. Kudos to the director and dp. The soundtrack is top notch as well. Weller is in top form here, his unique look and commanding voice really make his character. Getty gives a good performance as well. The cast of supporting characters is really amazing. Every few minutes you will see a familiar face pop up in a small role.The only small problem I have with the film is that a few scenes referenced other movies a little too blatantly, but the film's main story is very original and intrigueing. Overall it is a great little movie with alot of style and a thought provoking story. It was great to see a movie made for adults compared to all the pg-13 bland entertainment that the gutless hollywood studios have been releasing lately.This film is no direct to video cheapie my friends.