Réalisation:
Harold RamisPhotographie:
Alar KiviloMusique:
David KitayActeurs·trices:
John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Platt, Randy Quaid, Ned Bellamy, Mike Starr, Lara Phillips, Jenny Wade, David Pasquesi (plus)Résumés(1)
Ce 24 décembre, la ville de Wichita, dans le Kansas, se réveille sous une pluie glaciale et il se pourrait bien que, cette année, Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) ait une vraie raison de faire la fête. Car Charlie, avocat véreux, et son associé à peine plus scrupuleux, l'inflexible Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton), viennent de subtiliser la coquette somme de 2 147 000 dollars à un caïd de Kansas City, Bill Gerard (Randy Quaid). Pourtant, ce que Charlie convoite plus encore c'est la sublime Renata (Connie Nielsen), patronne de la boîte de strip-tease Sweet Cage, avec qui il rêverait de quitter la ville... Mais le soir venu, alors qu'une tempête se prépare, chacun dans l'entourage de Charlie - de son copain Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) à la police locale - s'interroge sur ses véritables intentions. Tout au long de cette veille de Noël, Charlie va aller de coups de théâtre en rebondissements... (Pyramide Distribution)
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Critiques (1)
When I look back at The Ice Harvest, it's a typical neo-noir crime movie with a truly typical story, typical characters, and a typical atmosphere. the cast is star-studded, but it has one single flaw – it doesn't work for me and doesn't evoke the emotions it should. There are several reasons for this, and it must be emphasized that it's not a disaster that would cause an outcry from a film fan. It will surely find its audience, but for a genre fan, it's unoriginal, and anyone who wants to get an idea of the genre should find a film of better quality. It's the kind of film where you know there should be a witty line coming, but it doesn't come across as funny, and there should be a funny situation, but it doesn't work as it should. The quality of the dialogue is lacking, and the screenplay doesn't address some motives and situations while explaining others only in the very end. Overall impression: 45%.
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