A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
... a thriller that's not very thrilling but is as violent as the best of them.
– Susan Walker,
Toronto Star,
28 Nov 2005
rotten:
The Ice Harvest is like Sin City without the bold style and crooked smile, disgorging grisly bloodbaths without drawing artful things out of them.
– Bruce Westbrook,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Nov 2005
fresh:
The comedy in The Ice Harvest comes in shades of dark and darker. That's my kind of humor.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
29 Nov 2005
fresh:
Nielsen's Renata is icy cold in her calculations, and an object lesson in how to play a lethal charmer plausibly without losing any of her erotic appeal. She alone is worth the price of admission.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
7 Dec 2005
rotten:
Robert Benton and Harold Ramis, put on dunce caps and go stand in the corner.