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11 September 2008 (Greece)
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Some will fall. Some will fly.
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A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter. full summary | add synopsis
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3 nominations
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(82 articles)
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Kate Beckinsale's best movie and a great chunk of life.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kate Beckinsale | ... | Annie Marchand |
 | Sam Rockwell | ... | Glenn Marchand |
 | Michael Angarano | ... | Arthur Parkinson |
 | Jeannetta Arnette | ... | Louise Parkinson |
 | Griffin Dunne | ... | Don |
 | Nicky Katt | ... | Nate Petite |
| Tom Noonan | ... | Band Leader |
 | Connor Paolo | ... | Warren Hardesky |
 | Amy Sedaris | ... | Barb Petite |
 | Olivia Thirlby | ... | Lila Raybern |
| Gracie Hudson | ... | Tara |
| Brian Downey | ... | Frank Marchand |
| Carroll Godsman | ... | Olive |
| Daniel Lillford | ... | Rafe |
| Deborah Allen | ... | May Van Dorn |
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Rated R for language, some violent content, brief sexuality and drug use.
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107 min
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David Gordon Green, who would end up directing the film, first worked on the script for another director. After 3 years, this other director moved on to other projects and Green was approached by the producers to make the film.
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Anachronisms: The movie takes place in the early to mid 1970s. Peter Gabriel's song "Sledgehammer" is used by the school marching band. The song was not released until 1985 on Peter Gabriel's album, "So".
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Louise Parkinson:
Arthur, I'm gonna ask you a favour to not bottle this up inside, okay? It's easy for us to block out the things that upset us, that's what I do. That's what most people do. But it's important that you feel through this, it's so important I can't tell you.
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The Game
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Is "Snow Angels" based on a book?Where is the movie set?
What did Annie mean at the end of the movie when she said "I'm ready"?
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'Snow Angels' is a movie based on a book by Stewart O'Nan. It is directed by David Gordon Green, and stars Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, and Michael Angarano. Rockwell and Beckinsale portray a recently divorced couple with a daughter, who were high school sweethearts. Angarano plays a teenager, who used to be baby-sat by Annie (Beckinsale). The movie follows the lives of several people, including Annie and Glenn (Rockwell), Arthur (Angrano) and his parents, and others as some relationships are built and others are destroyed.
The movie has a strong real-life feeling to it, thanks to great writing by Green and great acting skills by the cast. There are scenes where Annie yells at her child that may seem to be out of place at first glance, but are actually amazing true-to-life ways to express how sometimes parents can lose their tempers with their children. The scenes show how sometimes kids can try to push their parents' buttons, or play their parents against each other without even knowing it.
The acting is absolutely wonderful – the actors show a wide range, from joy to sorrow, and from humor to violent anger. There are times when you love and sympathize with the characters, and there are times when you hate them so much your blood boils – that's how strongly the audience connects to the characters. By the end of the movie, you feel drained, as if you just watched someone you love die.
There were times when the whole audience laughed together, and there were times when the whole audience grew silent in discomfort. The way that this movie consists of laugh-out-loud moments and moments when you just want to tear your heart out and break out a box of tissues is what makes it an outstanding movie. This movie doesn't even have to try to get its audience to love it. The script is chock-full of wit, life at its best and worst, and humor for every generation. The movie left me walking out of the BAM theater smiling and wishing I could watch it again, not wondering why I'd wasted over 10 bucks on a ticket.
The only problem I found with the movie was that its setting was a bit confusing. There were scenes where the characters used cell phones, and others where there were those record players for LPs. But other than that, the movie was flawless.
Beckinsale is at her best here, not only in looks, but in acting range. She took me on another world as I sympathized with her, felt angry at her, felt happy with her, and watched her as her character's story unfolded before my very eyes. This is one of her best movies, and to me it IS her best movie.
10/10, for sure.