Cold Weather
IFC Films | Release Date: February 4, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyFeb 10, 2011
Like an exquisite minimalist painting - its beauty will move you, its simplicity will fool you. For there are layers and complexities to be found in the film, like the many mysteries it slowly exposes. Read full review
90
The New York TimesManohla DargisFeb 3, 2011
With no grand speeches or oversized gestures, Mr. Katz creates a specific world that gracefully enlarges with universal meaning. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeTy BurrMar 31, 2011
This is a slacker detective story, emphasis on the slack, and if you can downshift into its loping rhythms, it's pretty wonderful. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMar 10, 2011
Good in so many subtle ways, I despair of doing them justice. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianShawn LevyFeb 24, 2011
The real star is Katz, who has stretched into a longer and more plot-driven form without diluting any of his talents or compromising his personal vision. And the other star is Portland, which is so beautifully and truthfully rendered. Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerFeb 12, 2011
Almost a textbook example of how to do more with less. It's about aimless people who suddenly find their aim. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesMar 10, 2011
The result is pretty entertaining, though most of that entertainment derives from Katz's skillful exploitation of gumshoe formula. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyKarina LongworthFeb 9, 2011
Itself an observational relationship comedy, Cold Weather's underlying tension is reminiscent of an old-fashioned comedy of remarriage. Read full review
70
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoFeb 4, 2011
Katz, however, is great with gentle moments (his most dear and haunting is the final scene), and he handles the balance of mystery and family drama quite adeptly. Read full review
70
MovielineStephanie ZacharekFeb 4, 2011
Cold Weather is partly a movie with an actual plot, not just a portrait of young twentysomethings adrift in unfulfilling circumstances. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayFeb 3, 2011
The movie does have a charm that develops gradually. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfFeb 1, 2011
Just as soon as that rarest Lebowskian blend of casual pursuit and big-world conspiracy begins to emerge from the fog, Cold Weather appears to lose its nerve (or run out of money). Read full review
60
Village VoiceJ. HobermanFeb 1, 2011
Steadily building in intensity from sluggish interest to mild excitement, Cold Weather is a slight movie with a long, circuitous fuse-and that's the point. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeJan 29, 2011
Picture represents considerable progress for Katz, a founding member of the mumblecore movement. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFeb 16, 2011
Cold Weather becomes the world's first mumblecore "thriller" - a good idea for a movie that someone, in the future, should execute a bit less lackadaisically. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternFeb 10, 2011
One difficulty with this film is that Doug is the least vital of the three main characters; he has mastered mildness as a second language. Another is the zone in which the film operates, equidistant between droll and dull. If that's a comfort zone for you, Cold Weather may be worth a look-see. Read full review
50
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreFeb 9, 2011
The laughs - Doug tries to take up the pipe, a la Sherlock Holmes - are on the flat side. Read full review
50
The New YorkerDavid DenbyFeb 5, 2011
Even as Cold Weather approaches nullity, it gives some pleasure. [7 Feb. 2011, p. 83]
50
New York PostLou LumenickFeb 4, 2011
Weds half-hearted thriller elements to the self-absorbed, no-budget mumblecore films pioneered by Katz in efforts like "Dance Party, USA." Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJan 29, 2011
Mumblecore meets Arthur Conan Doyle in the ambitious, if not always satisfying, Cold Weather. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierFeb 4, 2011
Unfortunately, the movie doesn't have enough going on to keep us engaged, but writer-director Aaron Katz has a confident style and a way with small moments. Read full review
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