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Winter Passing Review

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2.5

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  • 3.0
    56

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Variety Robert Koehler

    Family drama appears content to present the situation without going for anything remotely close to the emotional jugular. Result is unsatisfying and even dreary, despite some fine work from Zooey Deschanel and a becalmed Will Ferrell.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York Times Stephen Holden

    Its familiar story of an embittered child's homecoming and confrontation with a parent throws off dramatic sparks, but they never flare into a blaze.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Sheri Linden

    With the exception of a few unpredictable moments from Zooey Deschanel and Will Ferrell, Winter Passing finds only cliche as it reaches for profundity.

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  • 58

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly

    Winter Passing is also being called ''the serious Will Ferrell movie,'' but he's not especially serious in it. Put it this way: His character Corbit is one of those movie types who's into ''kar-a-tay,'' which is a joke that must officially die.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano

    Harris, of course, is in a different league from the rest, and his depiction of the tortured writer is remarkably well-realized, considering the nonspecific yet somehow overly familiar inscrutability of the character. Despite its limitations, there's something appealing about the world Rapp has created.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    I found the film borderline bleak, and borderline predictable, at least in its resolution, yet admirable as well. Winter Passing almost always operates on the right side of the border, the full-of-life side where compelling characters live with urgency and intensity.

  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    This is the kind of movie routinely dismissed as too slow and quiet by those who don't know it is more exciting to listen than to hear.

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