some shabby green screen work, predictable twists," adding: "Seagal doesn't distinguish himself from any other character he's ever played and there's not enough interesting stuff happening on the periphery to distract us." J. Andrew Hosack of JoBlo said, "The writing, story, action, and acting are all well below par," adding: "It boggles the mind how anyone remotely sensible would invest time and money in something like this." Seagalogy author Vern ranks it among Seagal's worst films, explaining that, "SHADOW MAN, I’m sorry to say, is the most boring movie Seagal has made so far," and criticizing the extensive use of body doubles and incoherent plot; but also says that the film "improves a little bit when you watch it again", and that its use of martial arts is a welcome change from his previous DTV films, which were light on martial arts fights. Home media DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on June 6, 2006, and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2006, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. See also Shadow Man (1988 film), a Dutch-British film of the same name made in 1988, starring Tom Hulce. References External links 2006 films 2006 direct-to-video films 2006 action thriller films American crime thriller films American action thriller films Direct-to-video thriller films Films set in Bucharest Films shot in Bucharest Films shot in Romania Sony Pictures direct-to-video films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films