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The Ice Harvest Reviews

2005

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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 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
Director	Harlod Ramis
Genres	Comedy, Drama, Thriller

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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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  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 ... read more »
  
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  - Herts
  - 21 Nov 2006 at 01:39
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- - 0
  - 0
  Don't bother to watch this.
  
  No stars rated at all - watched 22 minutes, very slow, very sordid lifestyle portrait. Foul unneccesary language, do people really swear like this?. Good to ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 15 Oct 2011 at 20:19
- - 1
  - 0
  Blacker than black
  
  Humour so black you were laughing at things that you should not be laughing at. A great twisting story that has characters you could not like in a million years... read more »
  
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  - Belfast
  - 16 Feb 2009 at 13:58
- - 0
  - 0
  Wintry noir
  
  Now, I remember when this came out for cinema release - in fact I'm not even sure if it came out in the UK! I think it did THAT bad in the states. I ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 29 Jan 2009 at 22:32
- - 0
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  Gentle Comedy
  
  If you haven't seen Fargo, watch that instead.
  
  Well shot and acted, looks good, blah, blah, blah, but nothing new and not that funny.
  
  ... read more »
  
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  - Warrington
  - 23 Jan 2009 at 18:58
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  The Ice Harvest
  
  Three fabulous actors, John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Oliver Platt but one lousy film.
  
  Best part was the one and only outtake with Carl from ... read more »
  
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  - Crawley
  - 18 Jan 2009 at 15:15
- - 0
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  Ice Harvest delivers
  
  For me, this film really worked. Gritty, darkly funny and great acting. John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton are great and the unexpected twists and turns you ... read more »
  
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- - Barrie
  - North Yorkshire, England
  - 19 Dec 2008 at 20:24
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  - 0
  The Ice Harvest
  
  Terrible film, no plot, the film only comes alive when Billy Bob Thornton makes his brief appearances. Cusack was robotic.
  
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- - asste
  - 3 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 25 Sep 2008 at 20:15
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  Ice Harvest
  
  Really enjoyed this film. Good thriller with lots of twists and turns and even though I had read the book it did not spoil the enjoyment of the film. ... read more »
  
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- - jimski
  - 37 reviews
  - Corwen
  - 07 Sep 2008 at 10:53
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  - 0
  Excellent John Cusack movie
  
  Good twists and turns and John Cusack at his usual sardonic fast talking best. Definite good movie to rent for the night.
  
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- - Hollywilliam
  - 62 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 05 Sep 2008 at 09:18
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  NOT the Coen brothers
  
  This movie is a real disappointment. After a promising start it continues firmly in Coen Brothers territory (think Blood Simple, Fargo, No Country for Old Men... read more »
  
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  - 24 Jul 2008 at 05:19
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- - 11
  - 1
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - Herts
  - 21 Nov 2006 at 01:39
- - 9
  - 4
  don't bother
  
  I thought with John Cusack the movie is good,but it stops there. The start is good but it goes downhill from there.I was trying to understand the movie , but ... read more »
  
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  - Birmingham, England
  - 03 Feb 2007 at 01:06
- - 7
  - 1
  Not to miss if you like black humor and suspense rolled in 1
  
  How can this not be a great movie, when you have the most legendary phrase of all time in it: [after shouting the guy in the chest] 'You're dead Roy, ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 17 May 2006 at 14:45
- - 6
  - 0
  not bad really on the whole
  
  Started slow, and i did wonder with such a good cast, why it wasn't better.But hang on give it time, for the ending was good and although not funny really, ... read more »
  
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  - COVENTRY
  - 02 Jan 2007 at 10:27
- - 4
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  If you like it dry and dark
  
  An enjoyable, film noirish vehicle for the always watchable and dry John Cusack. He is a lawyer who has planned the 'perfect crime' of stealling a ... read more »
  
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- - Beth
  - Derbyshire
  - 27 Mar 2007 at 12:10
- - 4
  - 0
  No great shakes
  
  I was drawn to this film by a handful of strong reviews and a blatantly talented cast listed above including Cusack and Platt to name but a few, however I can ... read more »
  
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- - Graham
  - UK
  - 28 May 2007 at 10:32
- - 4
  - 1
  Sexy and hilarious.
  
  Great dialogue and good story. Very very funny.
  
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  - Bethnal Green, London
  - 31 May 2006 at 12:43
- - 3
  - 1
  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... read more »
  
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- - valkyrie
  - 25 reviews
  - kent england
  - 30 Aug 2007 at 05:59
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  Ice Harvest
  
  Take 'Prizzi's Honour' or 'Body Heat.' with not-too- bright characters working a shady deal for quick riches in a caper that could have been... read more »
  
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  - Brighton
  - 02 Dec 2006 at 09:11
- - 1
  - 0
  For Cusack fans only
  
  With a script from Richard Russo and Robert Benton, I thought this caper would deliver reasonable entertainment with a wry world-view. Sure, there are some good... read more »
  
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  - London, UK
  - 04 Jun 2007 at 10:22

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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 $...