Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

NateWatchesCoolMovies "Some will fly, some will fall.."Snow Angels is an agonizing film to put yourself through, as it determinedly focuses on two people who are losing track of their path in life. Their emotional and psychological clarity is dimming, blinded by possible mental illness and lingering tragedy, mentally snowed in, so to speak, like the ironically idyllic Midwestern town they call home. Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell are Annie and Glenn, a couple wading through a bitter separation that is taking a damaging toll on their little daughter (Gracie Hudson). Glenn embarrassingly clings to Annie and what they had, leaning on the crutch of alcohol and making a pitiable fool of himself. Annie is lost and fragile, unsure of appropriate action at this particular crossroads in life. Their story is laced with that of other residents in the town, and you'll be pleased to know it's not all doom and gloom: a budding romance plays out with the talents of Michael Angarano and the wonderful Olivia Thirlby. There's also work from Griffin Dunne, Nicky Katt and the excellent Tom Noonan in an extended cameo that bookends the film's enigmatic emotional climate. Rockwell seeths with regret and heartache, lashing out passively at first until his behaviour becomes very destructive to himself and those around them. Beckinsale has never been better, downplaying Annie by bottling up her feelings, and letting them corrosive erupt in a third act of unimaginable tragedy that demands courage and compassion from the viewer. A highly complex, grounding story of lives gone off track and the not always so simple way in which we humans conduct ourselves with each other. A must see.

janschbern This film is one full of tragedy, sadness, loss - a bit of humour, found love, lost love, meaning of life and questions of why people are the way the are - or are not. One of the characters explains that when trouble comes, she hides. Her advice is not to be like she is. But she makes no effort to explain how to do this. There is much about broken relationships, damaged resonsibilites, of who is right or wrong. Life goes on, so the saying goes. But, it doesn't go on the way people think it should or hope it would. This film is fraught with some of the most annoying characters to ever fill the wide screen. There is no real explanation for their accumulated anger - just that they are angry. Each of the most angry are shown having times of complete calm and reason. At other times, they explode in anger - to the point of verbal or other violence. Makes no sense. The question is why? Are they all nuts? Do they all hate each other so much - or is it the semi-nasty weather? Who knows. Sam Rockwell seems to be regularly good at playing over the top characters. He does fine here. But, its all over the top. Its plain annoying - and it doesn't make a bit of sense, in my humble opinion. The others, principals and supporting, at least seem to have reason. But, the huge outbursts don't necessarily hold. As I said, it makes little sense, in my humble opinion. Others may see some great tragedy in all that develops. There are some cute scenes between two characters which act as counterpoint to all the meanness. And the scenes of the marching band that can't march add some lightness. In the end, this is a mediocre film, often slow, often boring. The resolutions to the various human conflicts come as no surprises. A film well worth avoiding.

harwoodk After reading about this movie, and others comments I was very keen on checking it out. Unfortunately after doing so I have been strongly disappointed. There are several comments about the strong performances and how people connected to these characters... The entire movie I kept asking myself, "when I am going to start caring?" The movie ended and I couldn't wait to turn it off, I was inclined to fast forward just to see what happens. But painfully watched it to the end.Although there was some decent performances from Beckinsdale and Angarano, there was utter weakness from Rockwell who seamed more like an confused infant than an ex violent alcoholic. On top of that, the scripting and acting of Tara was nail biting, and overall I felt as if I was in another world where the rules of communication no longer applied. I could go on, but I strongly feel that this movie does not deserve the 7.2 that is currently listed and that you be careful before spending your time with this one.

yddsp@aol.com I refrain from rating this one as I have a lot of mixed feelings about this film. Granted it is a very deep and sensitive foray into the trappings of human emotion and relationships, but I can't reconcile why anyone would even attempt a movie like this, especially in this day and age. Although all the technical elements remain in tact, from the impeccable direction, to the heart-rending acting performances, the depth of emotion this film challenges you achieve seems a bit parochial to me, given that all we are shown is the dark side of each situation. Isn't there enough discord we must deal with in our day-to-day lives, than having to feel our emotions tumble blindly into an abyss of despair, then having to muster up the strength to climb back up and out, just to resume our lives as usual? I can't find any redeeming qualities to this film, yet I did watch it from beginning to end. It has all the qualities of a well-made film which draws you in, but once you're in you find yourself just wanting to get out but you can't, because you have to see how it all plays out after all. I guess what I'm trying to say is that there isn't any 'entertainment value' to this film, it's almost like some extended version of a story you'd expect to find in the news today, instead of on the big screen. Hollywood, maybe it's time to get back to the basics?