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The Snow Walker (2003)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:11

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Barry Pepper and Annabella Piugattuk star in this epic story of friendship and survival in the Canadian Arctic. When a pilot named Charlie Halliday crashes his plane, he must learn to rely on the... Barry Pepper and Annabella Piugattuk star in this epic story of friendship and survival in the Canadian Arctic. When a pilot named Charlie Halliday crashes his plane, he must learn to rely on the generosity and knowledge of his female Inuit passenger, Kanaalaq, in order to survive. Together, the pair must overcome language barriers, cultural differences, life-threatening temperatures, and prejudices while learning to live off the land. THE SNOW WALKER was inspired by the short story "Walk Well My Brother," by Farley Mowat. [More]

Starring: Barry Pepper, James Cromwell

Starring: Barry Pepper, James Cromwell

Director: Charles Martin Smith

Director: Charles Martin Smith
Studio: First Look

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Eddie Cockrell
Eddie Cockrell
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12/06/05
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09/26/05
AV Club

[A]voids descending into the overtly sentimental by not romanticizing a harsh land...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
05/25/05
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
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Give it a whirl after you turn up the heat

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
04/07/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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An old school adventure whose simple themes resonate with a refreshing honesty.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
11/16/04
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Através das belíssimas atuações de Pepper e da estreante Piugattuk, a narrativa desenvolve-se com calma até atingir um clímax emocional inesperado, mas eficiente.

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07/11/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
04/06/04
Film Threat

The Snow Walker is not Atanarjuat, but it captures the actual scenic beauty of the North and with it, the poetic truth of brotherhood in an unforgiving land.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
03/05/04
Susan Walker
Susan Walker
Toronto Star

The Snow Walker is a powerful, poignant and transcendent film.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/05/04
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

As predicable as the annual fall of the Maple Leafs, but considerably more tragic, as traditional as the recurring scam of political patronage, but a lot more compelling, The Snow Walker is a vintage slice of Canadiana.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/05/04
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

...given the skill with which this spare story has been filmed, it's hard not to be entertained on some level.

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03/05/04
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Smith's respect and love for the wilderness is clear in every frame, and allows the viewer to become fully immersed in the characters' predicaments.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
03/04/04
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

Constant interruptions prevent the story from building to a satisfying emotional pitch, leaving the film, like the characters, to trudge circuitously across that vast frozen tundra.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
03/03/04
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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Numbingly simplistic adaptation of Farley Mowat's short story, 'Walk Well My Brother.'

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10/01/03
Kim Linekin
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