Synopsis
Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at getting back into Annie's life have alarmed her. High school student Arthur works at Annie's restaurant, growing closer to a new kid in town, Lila, after class. When Glenn and Annie's daughter go missing, the whole town searches for her, as he increasingly spirals out of control.
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Cast
- Kate BeckinsaleAnnie Marchand
- Sam RockwellGlenn Marchand
- Michael AngaranoArthur Parkinson
- Jeannetta ArnetteLouise Parkinson
- Griffin DunneDon Parkinson
- Nicky KattNate Petite
- Tom NoonanMr. Chervenick
- Connor PaoloWarren Hardesky
- Amy SedarisBarb Petite
- Olivia ThirlbyLila Raybern
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
David Gordon Green's captivating winter-chill tragedy, is a tale that encompasses murder, divorce, adultery, alcohol abuse, mental breakdown, and the disappearance of a small child. In other words, it's downbeat enough to make the recent Oscar-nominated films look like party games. - 90
Film Threat
With a deep understanding of his characters, Green has crafted a film that's devastating and uplifting without sounding a false note. - 80
Variety
Emotionally harrowing and gentle by turns, this well-acted winter's tale is a more narrative-driven experience than Green's more lyrical Sundance entries, "George Washington" and "All the Real Girls." - 70
Village Voice
What saves this heavy, heavy material from sinking into the chill, familiar turf of the Small-Town Midwinter Tragedy is Green's practiced ear for verbal idiosyncrasy and off-kilter conversation rhythms. - 67
The A.V. Club
In spite of strong performances and a characteristically vivid sense of place, the film feels disjointed and heavy. - 63
New York Daily News
It does give Sam Rockwell another opportunity to creep us out, and Kate Beckinsale a new shot at believability. Too bad the movie around them meanders. - 60
Salon
Beckinsale tackles the downscale role manfully, but Rockwell is nearly unrecognizable as the pudgy, suicidally depressed, chronically inept Glenn, who's acting out a half-convincing portrayal of himself as a born-again Christian. - 60
The New York Times
For a film full of murder, jealousy and fatalism, Snow Angels feels curiously small and anecdotal, and its impact diminishes as it nears its terrible conclusion.
