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Shadow in the Cloud: Kiwi-shot action-horror a stunningly executed crowdpleaser

by Stuff — February 3, 2021

Bringing to life a character who, in franchise circumstances, could have been the next Ellen Ripley or Sarah Connor, Chloe Grace Moretz reminds us in Shadow of a Cloud of why her debut as Kick-Ass’ Hit Girl was such a revelation.

Third-time really is the charm for Chinese-New Zealand director Roseanne Liang.

In the noughties, she made a splash with her autobiographical documentary Banana in a Nutshell, while in 2011 she charmed audiences with her Romeo and Juliet-esque rom-com My Wedding and Other Secrets (a movie again at least partly inspired by her own relationship).

Now, she’s left a calling card for Hollywood with one of the most exciting and inventive action flicks of the past few years.

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