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The Ice Harvest
2005
In icebound Wichita, Kansas, it's Christmas Eve, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City .. Read more
| Starring | John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid |
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| Director | Harlod Ramis |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
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The Ice Harvest
In icebound Wichita, Kansas, it's Christmas Eve, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). But the real prize for Charlie is the stunning Renata (Connie Nielsen), who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie hopes to slip out of town with Renata. But as daylight fades and an ice storm whirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking - and the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with surprises.
| Starring | John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid, Oliver Platt |
|---|---|
| Director | Harlod Ramis |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 23 Oct 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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Fans of Pushing Tin will have fond memories of the love/hate chemistry between John Cusack and Billy Bob... read more on Time Out
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10 out of 11 people found this review helpful
I'm dreaming of a black Christmas
Sublime, nobody does black humour better than John Cussack: (Grosse Point Blank), (Pushing Tin).
Not laugh out loud hilarious, but plenty of tasty little snippets to get you chuckling. A wonderful cast (Platt a totally believable drunk) even made me fancy a Vodka or 3! Billy Bob Thornton a calm, menacing Psychopath.
Lots of neat twists and turns and equiste one liners, very dark in Places yet still captures the essence of Christmas, (the opening credits are wonderful). I for one loved it and would recommend it unconditionally. -
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
kind of fun
John Cusack can do no wrong! I enjoyed this caper and was intrigued to see how it turned out. it wasn't a great movie by any stretch of the imagination, but it was funny and engaging, and gripping at times. And John Cusack...what can I say??
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A change of pace from the usual high concept fare, Robert Benton's adaptation of a novel by Charles Baxter is a gentle philosophical comedy that will primarily appeal to older viewers' (older than the usual teenagers Hollywood caters to I mean). `It's true that we've seen Morgan Freeman playing sage counselor and friend rather often over the years. But you don't get typecast for nothing: if you were looking for advice, Morgan would seem like a good place to start. He's a great listener, he... Read more
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In icebound Wichita, Kansas, it's Christmas Eve, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his ... -