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The Ice Harvest, 2005
English
USA
Profile of The Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest can be described as cynical, clever, and witty. The plot revolves around power relations, murder, and disorder. Its comic aspect comes from dark humor. The Ice Harvest's main genres are drama, comedy, and thriller. In terms of style, it is neo-noir. In approach, it is realistic. The Ice Harvest is located in Kansas. It takes place in contemporary times. It is based on a book.
Summary of The Ice Harvest
Based on the novel by Scott Phillips, THE ICE HARVEST is a comic film noir set in very cold and icy Wichita, Kansas. John Cusack turns in another fine performance as Charlie Arglist, a soft-spoken lawyer who works for local mob boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). Charlie hangs out in strip clubs, pines after femme fatale Renata (Connie Nielsen), rarely sees his kids, and basically watches life happen all around him. Ready for a change, he and the much more hardened Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) steal $2.1 million from Guerrard and plan to play it cool before leaving town, trying not to create suspicion. All they need to do is make it through Christmas Eve--but that's not going to be easy for Charlie, who spends the long night getting caught up in a series of very funny, very dangerous, and very bloody events that unfold while sweet Christmas carols echo in the background. Reminiscent of such stylish modern noirs as RED ROCK WEST and FARGO, THE ICE HARVEST features a clever script by Oscar-winner Robert Benton and Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Russo, and was directed by Harold Ramis, the former SCTV star and Ghostbuster who has helmed such successful films as CADDYSHACK, GROUNDHOG DAY, and ANALYZE THIS. The acting is uniformly excellent--including Mike Starr as hit man Roy Gelles, who never shows his face--but Oliver Platt runs away with the film as Pete Van Heuten, an old friend of Charlie's who stole his family and now is an obnoxious, hysterical, pathetic drunken fool with a good heart.
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| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 20 October 2005 |
| Runtime: | 92 min |
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- by: Kevin Thomas
Washington Post
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- by: Desson Thomson
