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The Ice Storm Reviews

1997

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It is Thanksgiving 1973, and the Carvers and the Hoods are two prototypical suburban families seemingly living the good life in New Canaan, Connecticut. Behind their New Age philosophies and polyester fashions, however, lies deep discontent. One husband carries on an unsatisfying affair with the other family's wife, while his .. Read more

Starring	Henry Czerny, Adam Hann-Byrd, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci
Director	Ang Lee
Genres	Drama

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- A cool and clever dissection of troubled people in confusing times, though its puritan connection between illicit sex and death seems forced.
- 29832
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  It’s Cold Outside
  
  But it’s none too warm inside either in Ang Lee’s well crafted, elegant, but frosty exposition of cosy, suburban middle class Americana standing at ... read more »
  
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  - angelmg
  - london
  - 02 Aug 2004 at 21:37
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  The ice storm
  
  The acting was excellent, Ang Lee is superb and the plot is touching, funny at times with a very sad message. I loved the way it was described how they used to ... read more »
  
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- - gianino
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  - London
  - 20 Jan 2012 at 20:23
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  The thawing of a marriage.....
  
  Thanksgiving 1973 in Canaan, Connecticut is beautifully recreated by Ang Lee...with the cracks in a suburban marriage as big as the cracks in the ice outside.<... read more »
  
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- - twosoddingcats
  - 80 reviews
  - Kingston-upon-Thames
  - 26 Oct 2011 at 22:58
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  - 3
  Absolute Rubbish
  
  I couldnt get into this film at all right from the very start. Tryed my best but to no avail
  
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- - sash5033
  - 9 reviews
  - Darwen, Lancs
  - 20 Sep 2011 at 20:56
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  Brilliant, heartbreaking, exquisite
  
  This is a cult clasic because for anyone who lived through the 70's in rich america/canada or UK services abroad, a chord will be struck immediately. Lee ... read more »
  
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- - Anniegetyogun
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  - Down South
  - 22 Apr 2011 at 21:30
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  - 4
  Ice storm
  
  I thought this film was confusing, dull and boring. The two families kids were so disfunctional the were totally unbelievable. All in all a very disappointing ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Apr 2011 at 11:18
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  Cold comforts
  
  This ensemble piece has something of a cult reputation having failed to make much impression on its cinema release in 1997. There is no doubt that the script is... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
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  - London
  - 11 Feb 2011 at 10:24
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  The Ice Storm (1997)
  
  This film was running for an hour and I still could not figure out what it was supposed to be about. It was very very BORING.
  
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  - London, England
  - 24 Jan 2011 at 06:57
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  The Ice Sorm
  
  interesting, very good acting, Christina Ricci, as always, brilliant. Somehow ' too many incidents. But thrilling to watch. Good camera, too.
  
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- - Ave
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  - Rickmansworth
  - 27 Jul 2010 at 21:46
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  Truly bizarre.
  
  A rather bizarre one, this. Set in the suburbs of Connecticut and honing in on two dysfunctional families, it feels a bit like an adaptation of a poor man’... read more »
  
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- - Jacob3057
  - 3 reviews
  - Newport, England
  - 16 Jul 2010 at 12:04
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  sexual politics
  
  a humerous take on the sexual politics of two dysfunctional families ending in tragedy. Definatley recommended a film well worth a watch
  
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- - awakeasleep
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  It’s Cold Outside
  
  But it’s none too warm inside either in Ang Lee’s well crafted, elegant, but frosty exposition of cosy, suburban middle class Americana standing at ... read more »
  
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  - angelmg
  - london
  - 02 Aug 2004 at 21:37
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  A compelling, emotionally charged drama
  
  The versatile Ang Lee came up trumps again with this absorbing drama. The film charts the increasingly complex relationships between two suburban New England ... read more »
  
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- - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 04 May 2004 at 21:53
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  THis was one of the ...
  
  THis was one of the worse movies I have ever seen. It was not funny, romantic, exciting or anything in fact. I was expecting a lot more from such a a list of ... read more »
  
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- - Peter#19
  - ABBOTS LANGLEY
  - 01 Aug 2004 at 09:57
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  ice to see you, to see you, ice...
  
  The Ice Storm is one of the finest films ever made. It focuses on the impact the sexual revolution has on two families living in Connecticut in the early 70s. ... read more »
  
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  - Epsom, England
  - 06 Jul 2004 at 20:45
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  Strangely compelling
  
  The film revolves around 2 families, their intricacies, their flaws and their interactions. Set in the 70s, it shows each character changing and developing... ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 24 Feb 2004 at 09:56
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  Boring
  
  This film was running for an hour and we still could not figure out what it was supposed to be about.It was very very BORING.
  
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- - alcav
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  - CANNOCK
  - 17 Jan 2008 at 12:03
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  Absorbing
  
  I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this as I'm more of an escapist than an analyst when it comes to movies.
  
  I was absorbed from the ouset, ... read more »
  
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- - StinkyLil
  - OXON
  - 08 Feb 2005 at 09:03
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  Nothing short of superb
  
  Not often do I watch a film that I am totally blown away by, but Ice Storm is one such film. Stop reading this, hire it.
  
  Watch and enjoy.
  
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- - CherryPops
  - London
  - 14 Oct 2003 at 10:40
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  Some great character ...
  
  Some great character studies in this one. Successfully portrays how shallow and meaningless these peoples lives are under the surface. Very moving ending that ... read more »
  
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- - Clare#62
  - PETERBOROUGH
  - 25 Jul 2004 at 12:15
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  Powerful family drama
  
  It’s Frodo and Spiderman and that girl from the Addams family - on ice! Brilliantly played by everyone, a melancholy piece, as brittle and chilled as the ... read more »
  
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- - JJHunsecker
  - London
  - 02 Jan 2005 at 00:10

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Critics' reviews
- A cool and clever dissection of troubled people in confusing times, though its puritan connection between illicit sex and death seems forced.
- 29832
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- With its meticulous script by James Schamus, strong performances and elegant direction, this tragi-comic look at the... read more on Time Out
- 42918
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...A jewel....A methodically constructed social satire of suburban boredom..."
- 6978
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Perfectly conceived....THE ICE STORM is cinema at is most immaculate..."
- 6977
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- The Ice Storm
  
  It is Thanksgiving 1973, and the Carvers and the Hoods are two prototypical suburban families seemingly living the good life in New Canaan, Connecticut. Behind their New Age philosophies and polyester fashions, however, lies deep discontent. One husband carries on an unsatisfying affair with the ...