In The Shadows

This cockamamie thriller suggests that there's no such thing as a bad hit man, offering as evidence anti-hero Eric O'Byrne (Matthew Modine), who lets his conscience be his guide to the detriment of his career. Despite his Irish heritage, Eric is a made man indebted to Uncle Carlo Pierazzi (Val Avery); his unexpected kindliness lands him in jail after he spares the innocent witness to a hit. Meanwhile, Eric's paisano, Jimmy Pierazzi (Lillo Brancato Jr.), takes a leave of absence from his Uncle Sal's mob to take a shot at a new line of work. Jimmy gets a gig in Florida as a movie/tv stunt man for Lance Huston (James Caan), and falls hard for Huston's daughter, oncologi...