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(1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 46% Rotten Page   1   "Billed as a dark comedy, 'The Ice Harvest' contains little to laugh at. But it's packed with the elements fans of film noir enjoy -- sex, violence, money and betrayal"   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker C- "Memo to John Cusack: There's a thin line between humorous unflappability in the face of strange events, and sleepwalking. "   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 3/5 "a smart and angst-ridden piece of crime existentialism that loses only its nerve, never its brain."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti 6/10 "It's an anti-Christmas black comedy for every card-carrying Grinch."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "As Charlie careens between feeling brash and tentative, he follows the usual noiry hero's route, descending though he knows better."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "...generally comes off as an effective adaptation of Scott Phillips' admittedly superior novel..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2/4 "The Ice Harvest has talent to spare in front of the camera, but isn't nearly as smart or sharp as it would like to be."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B "But is it funny? Yes, for a while."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "Ramis does some of his best work balancing the immoral tone of the plot with biting humor that rises from the situations and not just fitted in as obvious tension relievers."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress A- "A straightforward, intelligent noir comedy."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov B+ "Smart rather than smart-alecky, it captures the gleefully cynical tone of its models while adding a strain of grim humor that never degenerates into campy spoof."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2.5/4 "This is strictly B-movie fare."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/4 "Falls into place too little and too late."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 1.5/5 "The film's various elements lump together like so many strippers at a Christmas Party %u2013 clearly anomalous but trying to present a cohesive front."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery C+ "Oliver Platt is the reason to watch this - every scene he's in is a winner and few without him are. "   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "[E]xactly the kind of bitter black burlesque that goes down real smooth at holiday time..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/5 "The Ice Harvest may not be as bad as a lump of coal in your stocking, but it isn't as exciting as a new pair of socks either."   Film Threat   Michael Ferraro 3/4 "The Ice Harvest delivers a nice mix of humor, tension, and seediness."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan D "This is a rancid lump of coal in the toe of the Christmas stocking of the holiday movie season."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3/4 "The Ice Harvest proves that modest, workmanlike film noir need not be accompanied by hipster homages and ironic self-consciousness."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "Both unfunny and rather gruesome"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 5/5 "When a lot of you tell me you want intelligent movies made by adults for adults, you're asking for movies like this one."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves C "This is entertainment better left to rental so you can get up and get a snack while it plays."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4.5/5 "90% cynicism / 10% hope, and it's jammed full of funny performances, dark divergences, and a low-key air of existential angst that you simply don't see in many multiplex movies. I love this one."   DVDTalk.com   Scott Weinberg B- "... the understated humor is nicely played by Cusack and Thornton..."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 1/4 "A total (bomb), the wrong project for almost everyone involved."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell 1.5/4 "A surprising misfire on all counts ..."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 2/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 46% Rotten Page   1