Film: Taut tale of loyalties divided

Reviewed: Shadow Dancer

**Directed by James Marsh**

**Nationwide, cert 15A**

**Rating: 3/5**

When asked about his uniquely clipped style, the American novelist Elmore Leonard explained that he aspired to "leave out the bits that people skip".

For his feature films, Oscar-winning documentarian James Marsh (Man on Wire, Project Nim) has taken a leaf from Leonard's book.

His 2005 dramatic debut The King, an oblique domestic thriller described in fragmented moments, told the story ...