| The Ice Harvest |
| Written by John Rozewicki | |
| Thursday, 27 July 2006 | |
Nothin' SpecialThe Ice Harvest is nothing special. It's in the same genre as other movies like Wild Things, Confidence, and A Simple Plan. There's some money, a few people want sole control of this money, and the situation quickly escalates.TypecastingCusack and Thornton play the roles you expect them to play. Billy Bob's character is a fast-talking untrustworthy southern-type guy. John Cusack plays a very likeable protagonist. Even though he has done a bad thing and is awful to his kids, you feel for him.It's Not Bad...I would like to write more about this movie, but there's really nothing to say. It's entertaining. The acting is good. It's shot well. The story keeps you guessing. If you like the movies I outlined above then you'll like The Ice Harvest.Tiny MarketThere's no reason not to watch it, but on the other hand everyone has already seen similar movies before. So it's really only going to attract the type of people who are fans of specific actors in the movie or fans of the genre. That's really the most damning thing I can say about The Ice Harvest. I would file this under the heading of liking it while I was watching it, but ultimately being disappointed that it wasn't really a new experience in any way.Trackback(0)
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