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Snow Cake (2007)

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Reviews Counted:59

Fresh:39

Rotten:20

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: Sigourney Weaver gracefully undertakes a difficult role, while the rest of the cast lifts the histrionic plot into something worthwhile.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Apr 27, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: Alan Rickman has a made a career of stealing scenes in supporting roles, but he takes the lead in SNOW CAKE. Whether he's playing Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movie or the voice of God in... Alan Rickman has a made a career of stealing scenes in supporting roles, but he takes the lead in SNOW CAKE. Whether he's playing Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movie or the voice of God in DOGMA, Rickman provides a fascinating combination of dry wit and gravitas that also serves him well here. Flanked by Carrie-Anne Moss and Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver, Rickman's performance provides the core of this character-driven drama. Though Weaver's best roles are as strong and independent women in films like the Alien quadrilogy and WORKING GIRL, she's fascinating to watch in her role as an autistic woman. Rickman plays Alex Hughes, a lonely man driving to Winnipeg to meet someone from his past. Along the way, he meets a spunky young woman named Vivienne who is desperate for a ride home to her mother. But a car accident leaves Vivienne dead and Alex full of guilt, and he goes to the small town of Wawa, Ontario, to meet Vivienne's mother. In Wawa, he discovers that her mother, Linda (Weaver), is an autistic woman. She convinces him to stay for a few days, and he meets her beautiful neighbor, Maggie (Moss). With the help of Linda and Maggie, Alex may be able to move beyond his troubled history. SNOW CAKE isn't for those who need an elaborate plot or explosions. Instead, it's a rewarding drama for adults that also features a great soundtrack from Broken Social Scene, Feist, Super Furry Animals, and the Stereophonics. [More]

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire, James Allodi, Callum Keith Rennie, David Fox, Jayne Eastwood, Mark McKinney

Director: Marc Evans

Director: Marc Evans
Screenwriter: Angela Pell
Producer: Gina Carter, Andrew Eaton, Niv Fichman
Studio: IFC Films

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05/13/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
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04/23/09
Peter Keough
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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
11/20/08
Jenny Peters
Jenny Peters
Hollywood.com

Often with the feel of a stage play, Snow Cake is a delicate little drama that shows real understanding of its characters.

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
08/26/08
Heather Huntington
Heather Huntington
ReelzChannel.com

a worthy effort toward bringing an increasingly prevalent disorder to filmgoers' attention

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/10/07
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Filmcritic.com

Snow Cake never entertains too much pathos nor does it become overly concerned with making Weaver’s character even slightly sympathetic; her uncensored forthrightness is as refreshingly humane as it is hilarious.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
08/23/07
Jason Ferguson
Jason Ferguson
Orlando Weekly

A heartfelt but utterly predictable indie drama.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/22/07
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
08/03/07
Sydney Morning Herald

Everyone and everything is surprising in this arresting film whose heart is as warm as its setting is cold

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
07/28/07
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in the end, it's as viable as its titular confection: pretty to look at but cold.

Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/14/07
Ted Murphy
Ted Murphy
Murphy's Movie Reviews

It's essentially a vehicle for a dedicated cast, but occasionally it's more than that.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
07/06/07
John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times

Three very intelligent actors -- Rickman, Moss and Sigourney Weaver -- elevate what could have been cloying into something better than the script's idiosyncratic bent.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
07/05/07
Paula Nechak
Paula Nechak
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Director Marc Evans, working from Angela Pell's screenplay, pulls it off in a limited way but with emotional sensitivity and a solid cast.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
06/28/07
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals
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06/09/07
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

At times it seems so anxious to blatantly manipulate us into tears and slows down with Alex’s romance with a sexy neighbor a la Carrie Anne Moss, and then at times it’s beautiful, and intimate, and so wonderfully acted.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
06/05/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat

Weaver makes Linda her own, alternating between off-putting brashness, engaging honesty and bursts of spontaneous, childlike behavior.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
06/01/07
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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Weaver and Rickman and screenwriter Angela Pell elevate the film into something quite endearing.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
06/01/07
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Lack of dramatic intensity is all the more surprising considering the emotional clout of helmer Marc Evans' two best movies, the chilling Resurrection Man and scarefest My Little Eye.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/01/07
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety
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Marc Evans' small-scale drama focuses on the offbeat relationship between a chronically depressed man and an autistic woman, and with a lesser cast it would be insufferable.

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06/01/07
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Overly forced, a shade too whimsical, but filling a void other words and other movies haven't the nerve or errant taste to confront.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
06/01/07
Ty Burr
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