Shadow Wolves

The movie was a entirely cliche. If I were Native American, Japanese, Mexican, or Arab I would be incredibly insulted at the way all of these groups were portrayed. The movie feels like it was written by an armchair Rambo (look that one up if you never have heard the phrase). There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this movie, it is a myopic look into terrorism, the drug trade, and anti-terrorist operations from someone who has no idea. The history spouting colonel was wrong . . . just so wrong . . . Lets make up history as we go along!

This garbage of a film was directed and acted by simple ametuers and 7 producers whose past investment efforts were just as bad ! To keep harping about Afghanistan and ISIS in the same story is realistically laughable, but not as much as the acting, and direction !

Please avoid this film unless you are sitting in the toilet with nothing else to do !

The film centers on an elite force of Native American Shadow Wolves operatives and the story of their work with a CIA agent to prevent an impending terrorist attack

The story is a bit refreshing, as it's loosely based on the real-life Shadow Wolves, but the tacky dialogues, boring under-developed characters, and rather bland performances aren't enough to redeem it. The action sequences are poorly staged, and could use some good editing and steady camera work. The score is not memorable as you could hardly notice it, But the cinematography in some places is good; the lighting and color grading gives the scenes the right mood and atmosphere.

Overall, Shadow Wolves is a poor film with a good concept, but clumsily executed.

I would prefer to write a positive review because the storyline for "Shadow Wolves" (2019) has great potential: coyotes crossing the U. S.-Mexico border illegally bringing God only knows what - including detonators or other potentially devastating devices, including dirty bombs - to annihilate a city, a suburb, an urban center for business or industry. Given our open border here in 2024, this prescient script might have provided a glimpse into a terrifying possibility.

But this is an amateurish film with a low-budget "made for TV" feel, poor quality in terms of camera work, editing, and soundtrack. It's nothing to miss this one, but if you do watch it, at least appreciate the idea of a Native American effort to protect our citizenry and principles of freedom and diversity a la "e pluribus unum."

Imagine Matt Stone and Trey Parker's brilliant Team America, only without the satire, humor, self awareness or interest. Filmed like a really , with dire scripts, leaden direction and with a cast who simply can't act - even the good actors seem aware they're taking part in a total turkey and are phoning in their performances. Stupdendously bad - a textbook lesson in bad drama.