It is Weaver -- whom director Marc Evans uses for maximum shmaltz -- who is the shiny object dangled before our eyes. And she is certainly something to watch.
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04/26/07
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.
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... [More]
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire
Director: Marc Evans
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Reviews for Snow Cake
Top CriticA gentle film with a warm heart & mostly sad circumstance. Brings awareness to Autism, and it has its moments of beauty, but I couldn't help wanting more.
04/02/07
Squanders all its potential for emotional honesty and goes for cheap and unfulfilling uplift.
05/01/07
a worthy effort toward bringing an increasingly prevalent disorder to filmgoers' attention
09/10/07
Director Marc Evans, working from Angela Pell's screenplay, pulls it off in a limited way but with emotional sensitivity and a solid cast.
06/28/07
If Rickman these indignities like a man with his mind on other things, he's probably just shell-shocked by the antics of his co-star. Weaver's performance is so extravagantly awful, you can't take your eyes off it.
09/23/06
A psychologically rich drama that reveals how a sad and lonely Englishman is transformed by his ability to ride the coincidences which manifest in his life.
04/27/07
Overly forced, a shade too whimsical, but filling a void other words and other movies haven't the nerve or errant taste to confront.
06/01/07
Top CriticModest but well wrought and witty, Snow Cake is full of unexpected moments and clever observations and, despite a sparse quality, makes a good case for the idea that you're never too late, or too far gone, to connect with or understand others.
05/04/07
Top CriticWhat could have been a schmarmy, overly sentimental film is, instead, one of decent filmmaking and good acting.
06/01/07
Hampshire's sudden departure from Snow Cake is as shocking as the demise of star Janet Leigh was from Psycho in its day - she creates that strong a character.
05/28/07
Thoughtful and moving, this intriguing drama is packed with emotions and insights that catch us off guard.
09/23/06
The Canada-set Snow Cake is clearly meant to be Weaver’s movie, and people with first-hand knowledge of autism say it’s the most convincing depiction they’ve ever seen.
09/23/06
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.
06/01/07
Top CriticSnow 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.
08/23/07
Alex first appears in Snow Cake aboard a plane, embodying an obvious contradiction, in motion and still at the same time.
05/30/07
Weaver and Rickman and screenwriter Angela Pell elevate the film into something quite endearing.
06/01/07
Like I Am Sam, it is easy to laugh at Marc Evans's Snow Cake because sincerity appears to have had nothing to do with its creation.
03/24/07
If anyone ever had any doubt that great actors can elevate a movie, they need look no further than Snow Cake for the proof that they can.
04/28/07
Sigourney Weaver's piercing portrayal propels this distinctive, often comedic picture about a high-functioning autistic.
05/06/07
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April 28, 2007:
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April 24, 2007:
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