Angels Crest
Magnolia Home Entertainment | Release Date: December 30, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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50
VarietyRonnie ScheibDec 30, 2011
Another in the procession of dead children movies that followed Atom Egoyan's magisterial "The Sweet Hereafter," helmer Gaby Dellal's sophomore effort unfolds in a similarly snow-blanketed small town filled with grieving adults, the community divided in apportioning blame. In contrast with Egoyan's labyrinthine structure and complex storylines, Crest cobbles together bits of plot and a motley assortment of half-formed characters. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartDec 30, 2011
Director Gaby Dellal gets respectable performances all around, especially from Dekker as the hapless, grief-stricken father, but they can't elevate Angels Crest, beyond its one obvious and depressing note: It is very sad when a small child dies. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen HoldenDec 29, 2011
Although the movie captures the solidarity and the beauty and peril of a rustic mountain town whose residents are necessarily interdependent, its individual subplots don't connect. Despite several solid performances, the characters are too hazily sketched and too loosely linked to form a meaningful chain. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayDec 29, 2011
Angels Crest has weaknesses that are tough to overcome. It relies too much on two particularly played-out indie clichés: a spare, plunky soundtrack, and a narrative structure that teases out characters' backstory far longer than necessary. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick PinkertonDec 27, 2011
Luxuriantly-lashed Dekker leads the most attractive cast of small-towners this side of "Twin Peaks" but, though the setting is nearly as artificial as Lynch's, the melodrama is played quite straightforwardly here, even as the dialogue frequently borders on parody. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDec 10, 2011
Cast and crew's investment in the story's tragedy and its ensuing moral debates is evident in every frame, but the film isn't fully successful in generating the same depth of feeling in viewers. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJan 14, 2012
The best thing about the film is the majestic mountain vistas, shot in Canada. You can practically inhale them. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierDec 29, 2011
It's the same movie town we've seen many times before, with dingy mechanic's shops, barren parking lots and a greasy-spoon diner where all the clichés come together. Read full review
40
Time OutNick SchagerDec 20, 2011
No matter how sensitive the orchestral-string score gets, the film can't locate the bone-deep sense of tragedy of Leslie Schwartz's novel - it just keeps belching out empty, grief-stricken histrionics devoid of insight. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJan 12, 2012
Depressing and airless. Read full review
0
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.Dec 27, 2011
Angels Crest opens with the laughter of children at play, but that's the only hint of happiness you'll find in this unflinchingly manipulative and pointless morality play. Read full review
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