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Alan Rickman is one of the best and most subtle actors out there. He perfects every performance, no matter the movie. Snow Cake is no exception. The film itself is on the slow side, and truly, not much happens. But it works because of the magnificent performances. Sigourney Weaver is truly great in the role of a high functioning autistic woman and Carrie-Anne Moss gives a small but interesting performance as the woman that attracts Alan's attention. The scenes between them made me forget exactly how old Alan Rickman is. Just hot. This movie may not be for everyone because like I mentioned, it is very slow, but if you like watching brilliant acting and a film with a sweet message, you will surely like this film.
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With SNOW CAKE, the glass is half-empty and the glass is half-full. The full half first: Sigourney Weaver gives probably the best acting performance in her career up to now as Linda, a middle-age woman with autism whose daughter Vivienne is killed in a traffic accident and who deals with the aftermath in her own way. Alan Rickman is equally as good as Alex, a loner and the driver of the car in which Vivienne is killed. Alex attempts to pay his respects to Linda and what follows is the interaction of two closed-off souls unwittingly helping each other through what has hurt them, past (Alex) and present (Linda). When the movie is on the two of them together, it hits every right note you could ask for in a movie. Weaver is particularly adept at evoking an autistic person. Linda's character is another facet of autism, very different from the autistic man Dustin Hoffman plays in RAIN MAN, and as disagreeable and hard to like as Linda is much of the time, she also comes across as very aware of the world around her and how she can best cope with it.
Where the movie is less sucessful is on Alex's side of the story. While, as said, Alan Rickman does a wonderful job of conveying a broken man trying to become whole again, his character's background and motivations are never made clear enough. Eventually his story comes out in dribs and drabs, but somehow you don't care as much about it as you do about Linda and her immediate tragedy. There's also a romantic subplot between Alex and one of Linda's neighbors, Maggie (Carrie-Anne Moss) which feels both inexplicable and unnecessary, although Moss is quite good in her role. And things get wrapped up just a little too neatly at the end, as if the director and screenwriter felt the they HAD to have a resolution. But life doesn't end neatly; why does a movie have to?
Whether these are quibbles or major obstacles to one's enjoying the film is a subjective judgement, but I don't think anyone watching SNOW CAKE will get up from it feeling like their time was wasted. Overall, it's fine.
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I'm a fan of movies - the good, the bad, the indifferent and the simply awful (sometimes). Yet, every now and again I come across a film that moves me immeasurably, even when I don't want to be.
Snow Cake is not a big, loud, 'Hollywood' movie but Alan Rickman's portrayal of Alex Hughes, one of those lonely, complex people many of us are too busy to notice, is outstanding enough to have warranted an Oscar nomination, at least. Sigourney Weaver is heartbreaking as Linda, a high-functioning autistic woman whose hitch-hiking daughter, Vivienne, thumbed a ride from the reclusive Hughes.
I'm not ashamed to say I'm a HUGE Rickman fan so I've seen almost everything he's done, except maybe his very early TV stuff. Yet, when I'd read that he was to do Snow Cake, I almost didn't see it because I didn't know anything about autism and the setting (snow everywhere) wasn't my cup of tea. Well, folks, I've gotta tell ya, I've rented and watched this movie so many times that I finally gave in and bought the DVD for myself. The acting was just so powerful, even from the 'minor' characters played by Carrie Ann Moss or Callum Keith Rennie.
If you don't like people much, or have never wondered what makes a person tick, this movie probably isn't your cup of tea. If, however, you like to people-watch and are a student of the human psyche, then watch Snow Cake - and, oh yeah, keep a box of Kleenex close by. Don't say I didn't warn you!
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"Snow Cake" starts off with a jolt of bitterly cruel irony, as a young hitchhiker, desperate to get home to her mother's, scans an Ontario diner to see which of its numerous patrons would be the "safest" person to ask for a ride. She quickly alights on Alex Hughes, a reserved, colorless, middle-aged Brit who's come to Canada on some undisclosed business and who seems to be covering up some deep dark secret from the rest of the world. Alex reluctantly agrees to take Vivienne with him, but before they can reach their destination, Vivienne is killed when the car they are riding in is sideswiped by a speeding semi. Wracked with guilt, Alex decides to visit Vivienne's mother, Linda, and apologize for his part in the girl's death. When he gets to the woman's home, he is shocked to discover that Linda is suffering from a case of autism so severe that she essentially lives in a world of her own, emotionally cut off from the people around her.
Lyrical and low-keyed, "Snow Cake" paints an intriguing portrait of a woman trapped inside a dysfunctional mind and of a man coping with the crushing burden of survivor's guilt. Yet, that is not the only problem Alex faces, for, despite the fact that he is in full control of his mental faculties, Alex is not all that far removed from Linda in his inability to make sense out of the world and to establish emotional connections with the people in his life. Alex carries his sadness around with him like a dark cloud, alerting all who meet him to the extreme unhappiness buried deep within his soul. Somehow, Alex and Linda establish a bizarre symbiotic relationship that few others in the movie can even begin to understand.
Angela Bell's debut screenplay boasts a fine blend of sadness, humor and warmth, and Marc Evans' artful, sensitive direction creates a richly melancholic tone throughout. Going far beyond the mannerisms of a mentally-challenged individual, Sigourney Weaver is poignant and touching as the woman cut off from the outside world, while the always wonderful Alan Rickman, with his hangdog expression and exasperated tone, conveys all the suppressed longing and world-weary resignation essential to his character. In addition, Carrie-Anne Moss makes her mark as a well-meaning neighbor who offers Alan more than the traditional tea and sympathy in his time there.
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What a great film. Sigorney Weaver and Alan Rickman were incredible. I have a son who is blessed with high functioning autism and it always intrigues me as to what may the future be like for him. I enjoyed this film and would recommend it to anyone.
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