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Metascore®62 out of 100 | Generally favorable reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa 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. Read full review

  • 80
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith Phipps

    Ramis is at his best when dealing with men facing a soul-defining crisis, and he finds plenty to work with in Russo and Benton's script, which offers Russo's trademark blend of colorful characters and slow-building dilemmas. The Ice Harvest finds them all operating in top form in as dark a territory as they've ever explored. Read full review

  • 80
    Village Voice | J. Hoberman

    From the cast and location to the attitude and premise, many things in The Ice Harvest are inescapably reminiscent of the Coen brothers. But as a director, Ramis is far less flashy and not nearly as pleased with himself. This is one of the most sustained movies of the year, as classic in its structure as "Double Indemnity" or "No Exit." Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

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

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger 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. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety | Lisa 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. Read full review

  • 63
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

    This is strictly B-movie fare. It tries to do some of the same things as "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" and suffers as a result of the comparison. Read full review

  • 60
    The Hollywood Reporter | John DeFore

    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. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia 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. Read full review

  • 30
    The New York Times | Manohla 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. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 3.1 out of 5

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