Ashes in the Snow
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: January 11, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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70
Film ThreatTiffany TchobanianJan 27, 2019
Ashes in the Snow is a good, yet unsatisfying movie with the potential to have been so much better. The pace is too slow, and the characters’ arcs are predictable. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberJan 7, 2019
The film is heartfelt and often powerful, but sometimes too sluggish to carry maximum impact. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayJan 10, 2019
Director Marius A. Markevicius and screenwriter Ben York Jones fail to find much of a fresh angle on genocide and widespread cruelty. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJan 10, 2019
There are a few powerful images. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 26, 2019
Powley, a delight in “”Diary of a Teenage Girl” and “A Royal Night Out,” can be applauded for trying something darker, but the checkbox script and pedestrian direction Marius A. Markevicius, who produced Peter Weir’s escape from Siberia thriller “The Way Back,” let her down. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJan 11, 2019
The depictions of degradation and sadism are arguably accurate, yes. But they’re executed in a context that’s almost entirely free of meaningfully specific historical detail, to the extent that one comes to suspect this movie of commodifying human suffering. Read full review
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ObserverRex ReedJan 11, 2019
Filmmakers never seem to run out of footnotes to history during World War II. This one is better served in the pages of a novel. It doesn’t work on film. Read full review
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