Snowman's Land

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  • Opened September 14, 2012 (NY)
  • 1 hr 35 min
  • NR
  • In this wry German dark comedy, Walter (Jürgen Rißmann) is a professional hitman who has just botched a job. Forced to leave the city, he reluctantly takes up an offer from eccentric crime boss Berger (Reiner Schöne) to protect his house (and young, pretty, free-spirited wife Sybille) in a remote region of the Carpathian Mountains. At Walter's side is Mickey (Thomas Wodianka), his chatty, thrill-seeking old friend. After a freak accident, what seemed to be a nice, easy holiday job for the hapless pair soon becomes a comically nightmarish fight for survival.
    *Note: Presented with English subtitles. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jürgen Rißmann, Thomas Wodianka, Reiner Schöne, Walera Kanischtscheff, Eva-Katrin Hermann, Luc Feit, Detlef Bothe
  • Director: Tomasz Thomson
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Art House/Foreign, Suspense/Thriller, Comedy

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So-so
Critics say So-So
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63
Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

I can see what Thomson is getting at and even sort of appreciate it at times; the movie isn't boring, but it meanders and loses track of plot threads. Any feelings we have for the characters is muted because they all richly deserve to die at one another's hands. Read full review

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The New York Times
| Jeannette Catsoulis

Despite on-point performances (especially from the hilarious Mr. Wodianka), the story (by Tomasz Thomson, who also directs) is too pitted with holes and loose ends to permit the film a bump from meh to marvelous. Read full review

58
The Playlist
| Gabe Toro

It is a credit to Snowman's Land that it's plot twists are, for the most part, not entirely predictable, nor do they ever come across as far-fetched. Read full review

58
The A.V. Club
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Tonally, Snowman's Land feels like a German throwback to a '90s indie, but without the energy-the pacing is languid to the point of aimlessness. Read full review

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A scene from "Snowman's Land."