Winter in the Blood
Kino Lorber | Release Date: August 20, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The PlaylistKatie WalshAug 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
70
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenOct 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
70
The DissolveAndrew LapinAug 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
50
The A.V. ClubNick SchagerAug 20, 2014
Cursed with a vague, rambling script and an equally indistinct lead performance, the film is a scattershot series of vignettes about self-definition that, ultimately, never coheres into a lucid whole. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAug 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
50
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlAug 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
50
Slant MagazineWes GreeneAug 18, 2014
Its offbeat aesthetic largely flaunts for appeal, suffocating character and thematic ambition underneath its flashiness. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAug 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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