Snow Angels

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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. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review 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. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review 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! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/24 Full Review 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 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/08/24 Full Review 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 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/08/23 Full Review steve d Despite the strong performance the film is just way too depressing to watch. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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