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Jeremiah Hammerling
29Nov11
"Ice Storm" really captures the feeling of banality to a tee in this 1997 release, it has a good cast, and manages to pull off a few bizarre and humorous scenes. But to be honest, I found it heavy-handed, boring, and not able to offer much back to the faithful viewer who wastefully dedicated 2 hours watching it.
Murat G.
14Oct11
Nice movie with interesting young cast. Tobey Maguire the spiderman, Elijah Wood the hobbit, Katie Holmes and Christina Ricci :) A little bit American Beauty a little bit Fargo. But it's still unique. And just like Fargo's memorable quote says; '' A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.'' 4 stars.
Tara Violet
23Jul11
I can't help but starting thinking of this film sometimes. I saw it when I was slightly too young to and felt almost rebellious due to its overt theme of sexual exploration and its darkness/twistedness. even then it fascinated me and I'd love to see it again soon. I thought that Christina Ricci in particular was wonderful and the ending was heart-wrenching
Langston Young
17May11
I thought this was an honorable mis-step (rather not use the word fail as the film does have some redeeming qualities), but I think it took itself too seriously, with characters who were uninteresting and kinda thin. Allen and Weaver were great.
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Caden Cotard
19Mar11
Subtle is the antithesis of this film, but The Ice Storm doesn't need it. Instead, it's a curious and clinical look at rich WASPs. An interesting subject for the director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I know, but it miraculously works. Mad props to the huge, phenomenally talented cast.
Graveyard Poet
18Mar11
This is easily the greatest American film of the 1990s (perhaps the best film of the decade).
Brian Campbell
15Mar11
Writes should be wary about having the adjective 'existential' used twice in the opening 10 minutes of the film. In totally unrelated scenes too. But The Ice Storm is a pretty good critique of American WASP culture, a decent predecessor for American Beauty.
richmondhill
25Feb11
Magnificently inward–looking and impassively detached study locating humanity as almost-blind worker ants not quite seeing the sum of their selfish actions. Deliciously detailed and deftly performed, this is a rare film that rewards repeated viewings. Melancholia superb.
GarrettTheImpaler
28Jan11
The ending was surreal and left me feeling empty inside. The most underrated film ever.
WeirdHair
6Jun10
The movie captures the frustrations of the 70s, whether its the Watergate scandal to the lack of intimacy and communication in families. The whole movie is well edited and structured so that the events that lead up to its powerful climax makes sense as a whole. And I loved it when Wendy and Paul called each other Charles. This is also a good movie to watch if you're tired of children and young people being stereotyped as confused with sheep-like innocence. And this is waaaaay before Hit Girl...
Lori Glumac
13Apr10
One of the many reasons I worship Ang Lee! One of my favorite films of his. So brutal and subtle at the same time. An examination of the suppression of suburban housewives and artists during the '70's. I have recommended this film countless times and have never gotten a bad review. The last 15 minutes is deafening...you know what I mean if you've seen the film. Brilliant!
Vincent Bergeron
29Jan10
Another nice movie, that lacks something of a darker element (that the song by David Bowie suggests). It goes on surface then try to go deeper, but it is too late...
L.A.™
1Jul08
A quirky little film that aims to give us a view of americana in the late seventies. Ang Lee is beautiful but not in the conventional way. What makes the movie so interesting is how muted the surroundings are. But then again life sometimes really does look like it does in the film. Highly underrated at the time of its release.
