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.
Yes, it's painful, but Snow Angels is so full of rich performances and characterizations that even gunshots can't kill its power.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
3 Apr 2008
fresh:
It's well-made. Searingly acted. Potent. And by the time it was over, its climax realized at the water's edge of insanity and grief, I felt beaten about the head with sticks.
– Amy Biancolli,
Houston Chronicle,
11 Apr 2008
fresh:
A perfect match of material and sensibility.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr 2008
rotten:
It's a movie that keeps its distance from the characters, so much that we can shudder at what we fear is to come but aren't really allowed to mourn the innocent trapped in this downward spiral.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr 2008
fresh:
So when the film's moment of horror arrives, it's not with suspense but instead the sort of dully anticipatory inevitability that drains as much energy from the story as from the audience.