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Author: John Cusack
Brand: Alliance
Format: NTSC
Release Date: 28-02-2006
Details: Amazon.caHoliday movies don’t get much darker, or more darkly humorous, thanThe Ice Harvest, an offbeat comedy that defies expectations. The involvement of director Harold Ramis might lead some to expect a straight-up comedy like Groundhog Day or Analyze This, but despite Ramiss fine and atypically subdued work here, its the writers (Robert Benton and Richard Russo) who put a stronger stamp on their adaptation of the novel by Scott Phillips. Benton and Russo previously collaborated on Nobodys Fool and Twilight (with Benton also directing), and those films are similar in tone and spirit to this quirky, modern-day film noir, set on a freezing Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kansas, where mob lawyer Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) has a lot on his mind. Hes just stolen $2 million from his boss (Randy Quaid), he cant trust his partner Vic (Billy Bob Thornton), hes secretly in love with the manager (Connie Nielsen) of the strip bar he owns, and his best friend (Oliver Platt, giving yet another terrific performance) is married to his ex-wife. Before the nights over, several murders will complicate matters even further, and throughout it all, The Ice Harvest is anchored by Cusacks good-natured presence in a bad-natured story that dares to combine double-crosses and bloodshed with elusive yuletide cheer. Its a strange but oddly appealing combination, not for all tastes but refreshing for that very same reason.–Jeff Shannon
UPC: 065935221760
EAN: 0065935221760
Languages: French
Binding: DVD
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood
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