Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Ice Harvest Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 91

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  In a season of bulging Movies Earmarked for Importance, it is almost startling to come across something as unhyped - and perfectly swell - as The Ice Harvest.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas

  A droll, dark Christmas treat for adults, a delightful alternative to the usual holiday-themed fare.

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• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  I liked the movie for the quirky way it pursues humor through the drifts of greed, lust, booze, betrayal and spectacularly complicated ways to die. I liked it for Charlie's (Cusack) essential kindness, as when he pauses during a getaway to help a friend who has run out of gas.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyLisa Nesselson

  Fine thesping in the service of characters as meaty as they are immoral makes this material a treat for grown up audiences with an ear for sardonic dialogue.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  A little more "Grifters" would have gone far here. Not toward making the film palatable for the mainstream, perhaps, but at least toward selling its neo-noir story to an audience already inclined toward such seedy material.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Ice Harvest's plot sounds like an antidote to the season's holiday sweetness. And it's being touted as this year's Bad Santa. But the only similarities are the holiday season, the criminal milieu and Thornton.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  There is very little fun in The Ice Harvest, which wouldn't pose a problem if the film had some fleshed-out ideas to go along with the booze, the booty and the recycled plot points.

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