A woman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl’s only hope. (IMDB)
From reading prophecies in Harry Potter to rescuing a kidnapped young girl in a frozen wasteland, Emma Thompson can play very convincingly any role that is thrown at her. The rest of the casting is also solid, Marc Menchaca and Judy Greer both deliver a great performance.
In a thriller, an element is always kept secret, to keep the suspense going… Here, we know the identity of the kidnappers, we’ve seen the victim, we just don’t know what’s going to happen to her or why, until the last scene. That felt refreshing and different. Barb’s backstory was also a nice addition and gave depth to her character, even if it was a bit too sad for us.
Dead of Winter is a solid thriller with a great cinematography. Also, it happens in snowy landscapes, what more to ask for a December TV evening?
It’s finally been snowing over this god forsaken place, hiding its grey and depressive ugliness. It lasted an afternoon, then it melted. Forgive my negativity, but I don’t like Brussels. In fact, to say that I don’t like this place doesn’t traduce my resentment, because I fucking hate Brussels and, one day, I don’t know when and I don’t know where, we’ll move out of here… Preferably in a place where it snows in winter, with trees.
Windchill is one of my Christmas holiday favourites. Two students share a ride home for the holidays. They end up in an accident, and, while waiting for help, they are haunted by the ghosts of the neighbourhoods’ brutal past.
I’ve watched this movie twice by now and still love it as much as the first time. It may not exceed in visual effects, but the acting and overall vibe of the movie makes entirely up for that. Emily Blunt is amazing and the snowy landscapes are just stunning. Eventhough I’m not a huge fan of rewatching things over and over again, I think that it won’t be the last time I’ve watched this film.
Like I’ve said before : definitely one of my favourites around this time of the year!
