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Cold Weather

Play trailer Poster for Cold Weather Released Feb 4, 2011 1h 37m Comedy Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Armed with a few clues and an in-depth knowledge of Sherlock Holmes lore, an ice-factory worker (Cris Lankenau) leads his sister and a co-worker on a search for his missing former lover.

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For viewers who manage to stay invested in its occasionally aimless story, Cold Weather proves a surprisingly sophisticated blend of mumblecore and indie noir.

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Scott Foundas Film Comment Magazine Katz here shows himself to also be one of the few American directors of his generation (he is 29) with a strong sense of composition and movement, sound design as suspense, landscape as character. Jun 20, 2013 Full Review J. R. Jones Chicago Reader The result is pretty entertaining, though most of that entertainment derives from Katz's skillful exploitation of gumshoe formula. Dec 13, 2011 Full Review Philip French Guardian There are a few good moments. But not enough to make the journey necessary or justify the abrupt ending. Apr 17, 2011 Full Review Michael Leader Den of Geek An unassuming, but charming film... Rated: 4/5 May 7, 2024 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Cold Weather is visually attractive, but dramatically bare. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 5, 2022 Full Review Molly Templeton Eugene Weekly (OR) Cold Weather is more formally lovely than any mumblecore film I've yet seen (and I do have a modest taste for the genre, if you can really call it that). Feb 27, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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aaron g Interesting to see parts of Portland represented in film, but characters weren't compelling, mumbled on about uninteresting things while minimally acting. Couldn't get through it, just didn't care why his listless ex disappeared... probably just too bored, much like the audience. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Hardly worth it. Positive: The characters are well developed. Despite it's slow pace, I found myself interested enough in them to want to see what was next. Negative: A story line that promises something, but never delivers. The big finale was b-ll sh-t. The girlfriends situation made no sense and was rushed through on purpose because the writers couldn't come up with anything. So they copped out with a pull-the-plug ending. Gimme a break - phoney styling. Suddenly the credits come up and all I thought was "oh well, another movie that went nowhere". I understand that wrapping a story up like this can be difficult, but they needed to do better. Big disappointment. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Film is very ordinary life. It is comical, slow comedy of every day, and reminding my teenage years. Then his ex disappears, they find her, and then I lost track because I started watching something else at the same time. The ending is strange, as if they got back at the bad guys. Stole the luggage. I don't think we know what is inside by the end. I hope to find out more from the reviews so that I don't need to watch the last parts, where I got distracted. I have more seuthing happening in my real life. Stupid mobsters... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent low budget / Indie Movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Good premise presented too slowly. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member For an lauded SXSW Indie Film based in Portland well... even a bit too "Indy" for my tastes. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Aaron Katz

Director

Cris Lankenau

Doug

Trieste Kelly Dunn

Gail

Raúl Castillo

Carlos

Robyn Rikoon

Rachel

Brendan McFadden

Swen

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Movie Info

Synopsis Armed with a few clues and an in-depth knowledge of Sherlock Holmes lore, an ice-factory worker (Cris Lankenau) leads his sister and a co-worker on a search for his missing former lover.
Director
Aaron Katz
Producer
Lars Knudsen, Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler, Jay Van Hoy
Screenwriter
Aaron Katz, Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Parts & Labor
Genre
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 4, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$141.4K
Runtime
1h 37m
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