Winter in the Blood

Name: Winter in the Blood
Released: August 20, 2014
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 52

2014

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: August 20, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Virgil First Raise (Chaske Spencer) embarks on a wild and darkly comic odyssey to retrieve his renegade wife and the beloved rifle she stole.

Director: Alex Smith and Andrew J. Smith

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 105 min

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The Playlist Katie Walsh

Aug 20, 2014

While the story lags and suffers in its attempt to adapt such a complicated internal narrative and personal struggle, the Smith brothers have created a truly beautiful and unique film that deserves to be seen; a creative accomplishment not only of filmmaking but of capturing this world. Read full review

Andrew Lapin

Aug 19, 2014

At the end of Winter In The Blood, there’s a general sense that not everything the Smiths attempted has worked, but it’s hard to separate the strong moments from the weak ones, much as Virgil can’t separate one day from the next. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Oct 30, 2014

Winter in the Blood is a difficult film to get a handle on, not least because it often feels like it should be easier to dismiss. But then it locks onto a moment that is unexpectedly arresting and little jabs of poetic meaning or hard-earned truths reel a viewer back in. Read full review

Wes Greene

Aug 18, 2014

Its offbeat aesthetic largely flaunts for appeal, suffocating character and thematic ambition underneath its flashiness. Read full review

David Rooney

Aug 19, 2014

An obvious labor of love, this hand-crafted film is beautifully made – photographed, scored and edited with a grubby lyricism that makes its shortage of plot momentum all the more frustrating. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Aug 19, 2014

Every time a story thread seems to be getting somewhere, Winter in the Blood vaults to something else, with little regard for the tale’s rhythms — the movie doesn’t feel like a puzzle to solve; it’s a puzzle to assemble. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Aug 19, 2014

The journey from page to screen may have battered Mr. Welch’s novel, but its lamenting heart beats loud and clear. Read full review

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