On a cold afternoon with snow on the ground, the high school band is practicing for the last football game. Suddenly, they hear gun shots? Then there is a flashback to a few weeks before. Arthur is a high school student, his after school job is bussing at a restaurant. Annie and Barb are waitresses at the same place. Annie was Arthur's babysitter when he was much younger.
Annie is now separated from her husband Glenn. He is on the wagon because of too much drinking, starting a new job, praying and trying to prove he has his life back together. He is doing all of this so he can see more of their small daughter, Tara. Annie has been seeing someone else, Arthur's parents have just separated and Arthur is attracted to Lila. She is a new student at the high school. It's a small town, people's lives cross and gossip never stops going around. 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
107 min, Crime directed and written by David Gordon Green and based on a novel by Stewart O’Nan with Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano, Jeannetta Arnette, Griffin Dunne, Nicky Katt, Tom Noonan, Connor Paolo, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby, Grace Hudson.
Quote: Louise Parkinson: You never know what fate has in store for you, sweetheart. It's funny how you can tell the fake smiles in pictures. Arthur Parkinson: You notice people don’t bring out cameras on sad days?
Reviews: Note: Imdb 6.8* out of 10* with 13K ratings, Rotten Tomatoes 67% with 113 critic reviews, 67% with 5,000 + ratings, reel views.net/reelviews/snow-angels 2 1/2*, Letterboxd 3.4* out of 5* with 3 reviews, slash.film.com 8* out of 10* Peter Sciretta, Amazon 4* with 147 ratings.
Note: Sam Rockwell really did hit his head on the truck and he punched the tree. Previously, he got tips from a stunt man on how to head-bang the truck without hurting himself too much. But, when he hit the tree with his knuckles, he did it for real and hard!! He visited a hospital for medical in the evening.
Special Note: If Glenn is really seeking to see more of his daughter, why is he thinking about putting the moves on Lila, a teen student at the high school?? This really raises a red flag because of the age gap!!
Mistake: In the scene where Arthur takes a swig from a bottle of beer hidden on the floor, he raises it with the label facing him. In the next scene, as he lowers the bottle, the label can be clearly seen facing the camera.
Special Note: Deauville Film Festival, Nominee 2008 for Grand Special Prize, David Gordon Green, Golden Trailer Awards 2008 Nominee Golden Trailer, Best Dram Poster, National Board of Review, USA 2008 Winner NBR Award, Top Independent Films, Satellite Awards 2008 Nominee Tim Orr Best Cinematography, Sundance Film Festival 2007 Nominee Grand Jury Prize Dramatic David Gordon Green.
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