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
Sigourney Weaver plays an adult with autism, and I can hear your groans already. Knock it off, though, because she's terrific, and the movie doesn't schmaltz up her condition the way Rain Man did Dustin Hoffman's.
04/19/07
Marc Evans’ direction is alternately clear-eyed and blearily sentimental, but the film is a fine showcase for Weaver.
09/23/06
[The] arthouse variety of a bittersweet crowd-pleaser, complete with a finale that neatly ties up all the loose ends as the umpteenth pop song announces the arrival of the end credits.
04/19/06
As a Special Presentation in the Toronto film festival this past September, Snow Cake made a strong first impression. Now wider audiences have an opportunity to share in an experience that can enrich lives.
12/15/06
Modest 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 CriticWeaver makes Linda her own, alternating between off-putting brashness, engaging honesty and bursts of spontaneous, childlike behavior.
06/01/07
Low-key yet thoroughly engaging...
12/14/06
Marc Evans’ indie drama, from a script by Angels Pell (who has an autistic son), keeps sidling up to the brink of mawkishness, then pulling back so nicely into Weaver’s rich, hard-headed evocation of Linda’s limitations.
04/26/07
scribe Angela Pell has crafted a really funny and touching script.
05/14/07
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.
06/05/07
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
Snow Cake is a small movie in the best sense. It's character-focused, precise in its arc and just roomy enough to let its performers breathe and expand at the languid pace the material demands.
12/15/06
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
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April 28, 2007:
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