A thoroughly enjoyable blend of comedy and melodrama...
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06/24/06
The Ice Storm (1997)
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Reviews Counted:54
Fresh:44
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: Director Ang Lee revisits the ennui-laden decadence of 1970s suburban America with deft humor and gripping pathos.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Director Ang Lee's main concern is a subtle examination of family life that he began with THE WEDDING BANQUET and EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN. With THE ICE STORM, Lee creates a truly American period film... [More]
Starring: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire
Director: Ang Lee
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Reviews for The Ice Storm
A quarter of a century ago, Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver dealt with the same issues more successfully.
09/28/04
This is a cold and calculating film that will temporarily dampen those fond memories of everything we cherish from two decades back.
05/14/03
This is one of those films in which nothing seems to be 'happening,' but in retrospect, when it's over, everything seems to have happened.
01/01/00
With The Ice Storm, Lee seems to have emphasized the details of cultural accuracy over the rudiments of telling a gripping drama.
01/01/00
The Ice Storm is perceptive about people, relationships, and human nature, and there's not a single moment in the entire 112 minute running length that rings false.
01/01/00
Top CriticAng Lee is a terrific filmmaker, but his usually upbeat directing style is stilted by the angst It's a well crafted, but, ultimately, negative-feeling movie.
04/09/05
Spot-on performances, some icicles that are pure visual poetry, and enough symbolism to fuel a thesis, make The Ice Storm anything but a gloomy ride.
01/01/00
Beautifully nuanced, passionately performed, and terrifically realized piece of work.
02/15/09
A very good film.
01/01/00
Despite its mordant undertones, the film is often satirical and frequently very funny, and quietly observant in its performances.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe dazzling ensemble perfectly captures every nuance in one of the finest acting showcases you could hope for.
01/01/00
Everyone is uptight, on the verge of breakdown, shrill and too aware of their various audiences. The film captures this sense of 'verge-ness' perfectly.
01/01/00
[Ang Lee] aptly underscores the depressing gloom of the piece through the dark, blue-tinted cinematography of the talented Frederick Elmes, and the nervously restrained low-key performances of his superb ensemble of actors.
01/01/00
A rich and elegant drama.
09/24/07
A remarkable film that takes us straight into John Updike territory, duplicating on screen exactly what the writer achieves on the page.
04/12/02
Top Critic[An] impressive adaptation of the Rick Moody novel.
01/01/00
Top CriticA little too slow for my own jive.
01/01/00
Disturbing and discomfiting, The Ice Storm is a slice of lonely, desperate reality that I hope I never visit.
01/01/00
Lee is adept at creating a vivid sense of place, using numerous establishing and tracking shots to make the wistful, forlorn atmosphere of New Canaan come alive.
01/01/00
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