Snow Cake

A traumatized British ex-convict (Alan Rickman) travels to a small Canadian town to inform a woman (Sigourney Weaver) that her daughter (Emily Hampshire) has died in a car accident.

Directed by: Marc Evans
Starring: Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver | Full Cast & Crew
Year: 2006
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 1:51
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Color type: Color

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REELZ REVIEW

"There are definitely a few kooky little bits that I could do without, but mostly Snow Cake is a well done, swe..." [more]

— Heather Huntington

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- Heather Huntington
  
  ReelzChannel.com, April 26, 2007
  
  Snow Cake
  
  Directed by Welsh director Marc Evans (Trauma), Snow Cake is the story of Alex Hughes (Alan Rickman), a lonely man who is driving through Ontario to visit the mother of the won he never met. When the exuberant Vivienne (Emily Hampshire) talks him into giving her a lift home to Wawa, they get into a car accident and she is killed.
  
  In shock and bereft over someone he barely knew, Alex decides to go to Wawa and talk to Vivienne’s mother. When he meets her, he finds she isn’t nearly as distraught as one would expect. But that’s because she is autistic.
  
  Often with the feel of a stage play, Snow Cake is a delicate little drama that shows real understanding of its characters. It’s great to see Rickman (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the Harry Potter series) get to sink his teeth into something meatier than the evil villain role. And talented Canadian actress Emily Hampshire is an absolute scene stealer.
  
  The issue of being an autistic woman with a child is, of course, the heart of the story. Sigourney Weaver (Imaginary Heroes, Alien) works very hard at the part of Linda, but she never quite gets it right. Her performance is uneven–bouncing between extremely high-functioning (sounding much like the usual Sigourney) and then lower-functioning (no eye contact, etc.). I absolutely hate to say it, but Rainman she isn’t.
  
  There are definitely a few kooky little bits that I could do without, but mostly Snow Cake is a well done, sweet movie with an interesting, unusual premise.
  
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MOVIE NEWS

Tuesday, September 11

DVD Tuesday

A batch of smaller releases arrive on DVD this week, including Sarah Polley's directorial debut Away From Her, the small-town drama Snow Cake (to which our own Heather Huntington gave a seven out of ten), and the hot-chicks-and-martial-arts flick DOA: Dead or Alive.

My own personal choice for this week would be Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror. Though I haven't actually seen the film, I have a hard time believing that the great Snoop Dogg would lend his proud name to any product that isn't of the highest quality.

Secret's Out - Away from Her

Leonard Maltin talks to Sarah Polley about directing.

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Posted 09/11/2007 by Thomas

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