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- 2011
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 36 m
- 2011
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 36 m
Summary After abandoning a promising academic career in forensic science, a self-styled Sherlock Holmes, Doug, returns to Portland to live with his more responsible big sister Gail. He lands a dead-end job working in an ice factory, but soon finds an opportunity to use his passion and skill in detective work when his ex-girlfriend, Rachel goes m...
Directed By: Aaron Katz
Written By: Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler, Aaron Katz
- 2011
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 36 m
- 2011
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 36 m
Cold Weather
64
5.2
Where to Watch
Summary After abandoning a promising academic career in forensic science, a self-styled Sherlock Holmes, Doug, returns to Portland to live with his more responsible big sister Gail. He lands a dead-end job working in an ice factory, but soon finds an opportunity to use his passion and skill in detective work when his ex-girlfriend, Rachel goes m...
Directed By: Aaron Katz
Written By: Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler, Aaron Katz
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
64
52% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
48% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
64
52% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
48% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Like an exquisite minimalist painting - its beauty will move you, its simplicity will fool you. For there are layers and complexities to be found in the film, like the many mysteries it slowly exposes.
Good in so many subtle ways, I despair of doing them justice.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
5.2
46% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
31% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
23% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
5.2
46% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
31% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
23% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Charming, natural, engaging & unpretentious. Appealingly slow, human and gentle. Just watching the characters faces, expressions, mannerisms & connection was great. Really liked it as a whole package. Plus the soundtrack is really nice. Still flasing back fondly on much all of it, but in particular: the lunch scene at the beach, his walk, Carlos' impromptu youthful crashing @ friend's for sleepover, and the fade-out smile ending leading into the credits.
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Cold Weather is a fairly enjoyable movie. It certainly is not a film for everyone largely due to it's slow pace and very indie feel. It really doesn't pick up till about 40 min into the film but by that point you realize that the film has managed to get you so invested in the characters you are stuck with it until it finishes. The largest problem you will have as a watcher is staying with the film and if you make it to the 40 minute mark you should be hooked. There are notable problems with the film such as the fact that there are many shots that seem forceably stretched out just so that the film reaches the length of 1 hour and 30 minutes. I must admit that I really struggled between giving this film a 6 or a 7 (I would have given it a 6.5 if possible) but decided to go more towards the high side and give it a 7.
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Itself an observational relationship comedy, Cold Weather's underlying tension is reminiscent of an old-fashioned comedy of remarriage.
The movie does have a charm that develops gradually.
Picture represents considerable progress for Katz, a founding member of the mumblecore movement.
Even as Cold Weather approaches nullity, it gives some pleasure. [7 Feb. 2011, p. 83]
Unfortunately, the movie doesn't have enough going on to keep us engaged, but writer-director Aaron Katz has a confident style and a way with small moments.
A great indie feel and trust me I love indie. However, the basic plot of a real life "cool" Sherlock Holmes novel is just completely stupid. As long and drawn out as the story might be. Unlike classics like "A Clockwork Orange" this story never and I repeat NEVER pays off.
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Very easy, read "RobinsNest"'s review. At least he/she has the sense to stop watching. If the ultimate point of sitting down to watch a movie/film is to be entertained, this one falls quite a bit short. Still can't believe the DVD cover has a (professional?) critic quoted as saying something to the effect of "I don't believe a better American film will be made this year." Ummm, what?!
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Why does a movie have an "indie feel'? maybe that means it is a boring, uninteresting movie. Which this is. The first 30 minutes or so nothing happens. There are long shots of people sitting in a restaurant, eating dinner, standing on a bridge, walking, little or no dialogue. Nothing happens. Little background on the characters. Someone pops in , pops out, no rhyme, no reason, no interest. Then a mystery starts, I guess. A woman is missing. Well, she is not in her room, the guys rent a room, the phone rings, he doesn't answer, the other guy barges in, they drive, a postcard, the pencil and pad trick, on and on, boring, slow, dull!!!! Had to stop watching. Couldn't waste any more tine. A complete failure. Maybe an "indie feel" is when the filmmaker tries to make it look like real life. Then boundless praise is heaped on him for a "real, gritty film"; it makes all the film festivals, it's a winner. Why?
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Production Company
Parts and Labor,
Parts and Weather,
White Buffalo Entertainment
Release Date Feb 4, 2011
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
