Amy Sedaris, Griffin Dunne, Jeanetta Arnette
A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter.
DVD Release Date: September 16, 2008
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Stats: 999 reviews
Flixster Reviews (999)
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November 7, 2009"It's funny how you can tell the fake smiles in pictures. You notice people don't bring out cameras on sad days?"
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August 27, 2009WEIRD movie. All of the characters were odd and said random things that didn't make sense. Very depressing as well.
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February 16, 2009David Gordon Greene continues a fabulous career. Here he shows his skills at adapting other peoples work. Sure it lacks the deeply buried emotions of George Washington and All the Real Girls, and is slightly less subtle, but it is still a powerful and excruciating story. Greene p...( read more)
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January 12, 2009Absolutely heartbreaking. David Gordon Green had a damn good year, didn't he?
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January 12, 2009The breakdown of the family unit and the faults that we each hold binds Snow Angels into an absorbing and touching view on small town life, where the community is close yet the people can be distant. While small in scope there is a great deal of heart to the production - with fin...( read more)
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November 7, 2009I found it boring despite the glowing reviews. A rehash of "Winged Creatures", both films starring Kate Beckinsale.
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October 25, 2009Chilling (no pun intended) and perfectly rendered by genius David Gordon Green
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October 3, 2009Another great observational entry from David Gordon Green. This time the story of several lives dealing with relationships and tragedies in a small town is told in a slow and measured pace. There are also some nice performances from Beckinsale and Rockwell. The film does meander ...( read more)
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September 19, 2009Unpleasantness about a murder in a small town. Predictable script, pretty good acting. Didn't do much for me.
Critic Reviews
April 11, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
March 28, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
The writing and the performances are such that as things go from bad (sad motel-room affairs) to worse (a 4-year-old gone missing), the film's characters get inside your skin, your soul. It's enough t... full review
March 20, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
A drama that finds a delicate balance between the consolations of romance and the bitterness of its failure. full review
March 14, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
The plot becomes disjointed in the second half and suffers from tone changes. Still, the performances are compelling enough to make Snow Angels worth seeing. full review
March 7, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Despite some foreshadowing in the opening scene, the film's change of key in the second half feels like a betrayal. full review
March 7, 2008
A.O. Scott, 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.
March 5, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
This small town portrait isn't eccentric; it's just an indie-agnostic Peyton Place. full review
March 3, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Parts of it are amusing, and there are wintry images that eat into the mind. But it's one of the most disjunctive things I've ever sat through. full review
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