Synopsis
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.
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Cast
- Kevin KlineBen Hood
- Joan AllenElena Hood
- Sigourney WeaverJaney Carver
- Jamey SheridanJim Carver
- Christina RicciWendy Hood
- Tobey MaguirePaul Hood
- Elijah WoodMikey Carver
- Adam Hann-ByrdSandy Carver
- Michael CumpstyPhilip Edwards
- Katie HolmesLibbets Casey
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
What we sense after the film is that the natural sources of pleasure have been replaced with higher-octane substitutes, which have burnt out the ability to feel joy. - 100
ReelViews
Provocative, entertaining, and impeccably crafted. - 100
Rolling Stone
This emotional climax of the film, with its warring glints of despair and hope, typifies the stunning achievement of The Ice Storm and confirms Lee as a director of the first rank. - 90
The New York Times
Elegant and deeply disquieting drama. - 90
The A.V. Club
A harsh (though slightly toned down from Moody's book), deeply moving, emotionally rich and intelligent film about the difficulty of rebelling against social restrictions--and the inescapable consequences of such attempts when they do succeed--The Ice Storm should not be missed. - 80
Empire
The dazzling ensemble perfectly captures every nuance in one of the finest acting showcases you could hope for. - 80
Newsweek
Unlike many dramas of middle-class family wreckage, which tilt toward soapoperatic revelations, The Ice Storm is told from an ironic, almost meditative distance that gives the movie its paradoxical power. - 75
USA Today
This time, he (Ang Lee) has Kevin Kline, Joan Allen and Sigourney Weaver trudging through ice both emotional and literal -- an omnipresent metaphor but not one unduly sledgehammered. [26 September 1997, pg. 1 D}
