Love, loss and redemption are three words that best describe Marc Evan's Snow Cake. With excellent performances from Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver and Carrie-Anne Moss, the story follows Alex (Richman) who has recently been released from prison and is trying to put his life back together. Soon after picking up a hitchhiking teenage girl the two are in a car accident that kills the girl. Filled with grief Alex decides to visit the girl's mother (Weaver) and discovers she's autistic. He stays to plan the girl's funeral and in the process falls in love with the next-door neighbor (Moss), who has her own demons, and confronts his own dark past.

The performance by Weaver is one of her best in recent memory, but what makes it great is who's opposite her. Rickman is the glue to the film, mixing comedy and sorrow that brings the audience closer to the characters.

Though the film received critical acclaim when it screened at Berlin, Toronto and Tribeca last year, the theatrical release under IFC First Take was unimpressive only making around $1.4 million worldwide. But this touching film will hopefully find an audience on DVD.

The DVD is currently available through The Weinstein Company-owned Genius Entertainment for $19.95.

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# posted by Jason Guerrasio @ 9/11/2007 12:19:00 PM

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