Claudio C
Snow Angels (2007)
A Very Sad Movie
(11,709 –22 May 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho)
In a small town in Pennsylvania, Annie Marchand (Kate Beckinsale), her best friend Barb (Amy Sedaris) and the high schooler Arthur (Michael Angarano) work at a Chinese restaurant. Annie is separated from her husband, the loser Glenn (Sam Rockwell), and raises their four-year-old daughter Tara (Grace Hudson) alone, with the support of her mother. She is having a love affair with Barb’s husband Nate Petite (Nicky Katt). Arthur is outcast at high school and lives with her mother Louise Parkinson (Jeannetta Arnette), who has just separated from her husband Don (Griffin Dunne). Annie is his ex-babysitter and his best friend at high school is the also outcast Warren (Connor Paolo). His new schoolmate Lila (Olivia Thirlby), who has a passion for photography, has a crush on him and they are close to each other everywhere. Meanwhile, Glenn is obsessed by Annie and gets a job, showing his feelings towards Annie and Tara. When Barb discovers that Nate is betraying her with Annie, she ends her friendship with her. At home, the upset Annie is cold and falls asleep on the couch. When she wakes up, she realizes that Tara is missing, and the town organizes a search party. Will they find the little girl?
“Snow Angels” (2007) is a very sad movie, with a heavy drama among residents of a small town in Pennsylvania. The entwined lives of Annie, Barb and Arthur are affected by infidelities, jealousy and obsession, culminating with the accidental death of Tara. The performances are top-notch, and Kate Beckinsale is gorgeous in the role of a simple woman without glamourous life. Sam Rockwell is also fantastic, performing an unstable loser in life, culminating with his showdown with Annie. The melancholic story is not among my favorites, but it is worthiwhile watching once. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): “Anjos da Neve” (“Snow Angels”)
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
05/22/25
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ian g
I first saw this film on the night that it opened in a theater filled with Kate Beckinsale fans via the Lara Croft franchise. Turning around to look at the audience after the lights went up their faces betrayed shock and showed tears. It's a great movie if you're up to it but it's not an easy watch.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10/10/24
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Wayne K
A highly underrated drama from David Gordon Green, a filmmaker who’s flipflopped between independent and studio over the last few decades, culminating in the thuddingly redundant Halloween ‘ignore-the-other-instalments’ sequel trilogy and the woefully underperforming Exorcist Believer. I can only hope he’s saved his money up and plans to go indie again, because then we might get more films like Snow Angels. With a cast of pretty big names, its incredible that it doesn’t get talked about more. Its not flashy or pretentious or even very elaborate. It’s a tapestry of flawed characters coming to grips with their mistakes and failings, which are brought into sharp light when a shocking event shakes a small town. Its so well paced that you never lose interest, and the tight intimacy it offers allows us to get to know the character on a much more personal level. When the incident occurs, we’ve had enough time to care about its significance, and the intrigue from then on comes from seeing how everybody not only reacts to it, but how they deal with it too. It contains a romance that feels both heartfelt and relevant, consisting of 2 characters who we like as much individuals as we do together, a lesson rom-coms consistently fail to learn. As much praise as Sam Rockwell has gotten in recent years, this film proves that he’s always been great, and he’s complimented by a career best Kate Beckinsale, more famous as an action heroine than a drama actress, but she really pulls it off here. It’s emotional without being saccharine and impactful without being overwrought. Truly an overlooked gem that way more people need to see, enjoy and appreciate.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
08/03/24
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Kevin B
hilarious to see so many great critics score this with mid-range scores. This is an incredibly brilliant, ultra-carefully crafted and casted movie. It's genius is how much is achieved with just its casting, character and a few subtleties!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
06/01/24
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Audience Member
I forgot David Gordon Green directed this Only watched it once and found it quite good with its drama although it had a lot of heavy material and its' creative impressive mood A brilliant cast consisting of Kate Beckinsale, Michael Arangano, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Thrilby In a small town every person matters; you might even call them snow angels living in a place where they can be born again Annie and Glen used to be married but separated after he went to jail They have a daughter, Tara but he's granted less privileges being with her In order to go straight he becomes a Christian proving he's a changed man Yet when Tara goes missing all fingers point to Glen Meanwhile a young guy Arthur is making his way through high school while also developing a romantic relationship with newcomer Lila All of these characters are souls hoping to make their lives bearable living in a snow filled environment, their lives heavily cross over to another This has fine acting from everyone and such emotional depth it's almost very heavy The ending is truly the darkest part Covers highs and lows of human relationships, they can either grow and blossom into something beautiful or slowly fade away People don't always stay the same that's for sure This movie has such wrenching emotions and weaknesses/issues all too human The profound sense of place and season adds to the sheerness Richly depicted characters reflect the snowy winter chill surrounding Succeeds in knocking the wind out of you
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
03/08/24
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Audience Member
I forgot David Gordon Green directed this Only watched it once and found it quite good with its drama although it had a lot of heavy material and its' creative impressive mood A brilliant cast consisting of Kate Beckinsale, Michael Arangano, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Thrilby In a small town every person matters; you might even call them snow angels living in a place where they can be born again Annie and Glen used to be married but separated after he went to jail They have a daughter, Tara but he's granted less privileges being with her In order to go straight he becomes a Christian proving he's a changed man Yet when Tara goes missing all fingers point to Glen Meanwhile a young guy Arthur is making his way through high school while also developing a romantic relationship with newcomer Lila All of these characters are souls hoping to make their lives bearable living in a snow filled environment, their lives heavily cross over to another This has fine acting from everyone and such emotional depth it's almost very heavy The ending is truly the darkest part Covers highs and lows of human relationships, they can either grow and blossom into something beautiful or slowly fade away People don't always stay the same that's for sure This movie has such wrenching emotions and weaknesses/issues all too human The profound sense of place and season adds to the sheerness Richly depicted characters reflect the snowy winter chill surrounding Succeeds in knocking the wind out of you
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
03/08/23
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