A slow-burning examination of disability and grief is enlivened by a top-notch cast and a gently witty script.
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12/30/06
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:08-09-2006
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
Reviews for Snow Cake
Top CriticThe 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
Ultimately, [Snow Cake] is the sort of film that creeps up on you and you don't realise how much it has affected you till you find yourself still thinking about it days later.
09/23/06
Thoughtful and moving, this intriguing drama is packed with emotions and insights that catch us off guard.
09/23/06
A deeply moving, life-affirming tale -- the many scathing one-liners are just icing on the cake.
09/23/06
Top CriticScreenwriter Angela Pell clearly has something to say about the way autism brings clear-sighted lack of prejudice and a childlike innocence, albeit often masked by seemingly irrational needs and drives.
09/23/06
Top CriticIf 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
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11/20/08
Often with the feel of a stage play, Snow Cake is a delicate little drama that shows real understanding of its characters.
08/26/08
a worthy effort toward bringing an increasingly prevalent disorder to filmgoers' attention
09/10/07
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.
08/23/07
A heartfelt but utterly predictable indie drama.
08/22/07
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08/03/07
Everyone and everything is surprising in this arresting film whose heart is as warm as its setting is cold
07/28/07
in the end, it's as viable as its titular confection: pretty to look at but cold.
07/14/07
It's essentially a vehicle for a dedicated cast, but occasionally it's more than that.
07/06/07
Three very intelligent actors -- Rickman, Moss and Sigourney Weaver -- elevate what could have been cloying into something better than the script's idiosyncratic bent.
07/05/07
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
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April 28, 2007:
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