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Cold Weather (2010)

dir: Aaron Katz

The films opens with Doug (Cris Lankenau) moving in with his sister, Gail (Trieste Kelly Dunn). Doug has recently moved from Chicago, where he was studying forensic science. After getting a job at an ice factory, he befriends Carlos (Raul Castillo), a co-worker who also DJs on the side. Doug's ex-girlfriend Rachel (Robyn Rikoon) comes to visit, but suddenly disappears. Doug, Gail and Carlos begin investigating her whereabouts.

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8 stars

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8 stars

lou-lumenick lou-lumenick added a review of Cold Weather

Weds half-hearted thriller elements to the self-absorbed, no-budget mumblecore films pioneered by Katz in efforts like "Dance Party, USA." Read the review

peter-rainer-christian-science peter-rainer-christian-science added a review of Cold Weather

Almost a textbook example of how to do more with less. It's about aimless people who suddenly find their aim. Read the review

roger-ebert roger-ebert added a review of Cold Weather

Good in so many subtle ways, I despair of doing them justice. Read the review

stephanie-zacharek-movieline stephanie-zacharek-movieline added a review of Cold Weather

Cold Weather is partly a movie with an actual plot, not just a portrait of young twentysomethings adrift in unfulfilling circumstances. Read the review

sheri-linden sheri-linden added a review of Cold Weather

Mumblecore meets Arthur Conan Doyle in the ambitious, if not always satisfying, Cold Weather. Read the review

sara-maria-vizcarrondo sara-maria-vizcarrondo added a review of Cold Weather

Katz, however, is great with gentle moments (his most dear and haunting is the final scene), and he handles the balance of mystery and family drama quite adeptly. Read the review

owen-gleiberman owen-gleiberman added a review of Cold Weather

Cold Weather becomes the world's first mumblecore "thriller" - a good idea for a movie that someone, in the future, should execute a bit less lackadaisically. Read the review

noel-murray noel-murray added a review of Cold Weather

The movie does have a charm that develops gradually. Read the review

manohla-dargis-the-new-york-ti manohla-dargis-the-new-york-ti added a review of Cold Weather

With no grand speeches or oversized gestures, Mr. Katz creates a specific world that gracefully enlarges with universal meaning. Read the review

betsy-sharkey betsy-sharkey added a review of Cold Weather

Like an exquisite minimalist painting - its beauty will move you, its simplicity will fool you. For there are layers and complexities to be found in the film, like the many mysteries it s... Read the review

roger-moore roger-moore added a review of Cold Weather

The laughs - Doug tries to take up the pipe, a la Sherlock Holmes - are on the flat side. Read the review

joe-morgenstern joe-morgenstern added a review of Cold Weather

One difficulty with this film is that Doug is the least vital of the three main characters; he has mastered mildness as a second language. Another is the zone in which the film operates, ... Read the review

j-hoberman j-hoberman added a review of Cold Weather

Steadily building in intensity from sluggish interest to mild excitement, Cold Weather is a slight movie with a long, circuitous fuse-and that's the point. Read the review

shawn-levy shawn-levy added a review of Cold Weather

The real star is Katz, who has stretched into a longer and more plot-driven form without diluting any of his talents or compromising his personal vision. And the other star is Portland, ... Read the review

joe-neumaier joe-neumaier added a review of Cold Weather

Unfortunately, the movie doesn't have enough going on to keep us engaged, but writer-director Aaron Katz has a confident style and a way with small moments. Read the review

jr-jones jr-jones added a review of Cold Weather

The result is pretty entertaining, though most of that entertainment derives from Katz's skillful exploitation of gumshoe formula. Read the review

joshua-rothkopf joshua-rothkopf added a review of Cold Weather

Just as soon as that rarest Lebowskian blend of casual pursuit and big-world conspiracy begins to emerge from the fog, Cold Weather appears to lose its nerve (or run out of money). Read the review