First Snow: Critic Reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

75

First Snow is essentially a short story with a metaphysical twist, but Pearce puts his fears more up front than any actor I can think of. He keeps you poked and prodded with anxiety.
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Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)

70

A pointed little thriller with metaphysical pretensions, First Snow is shrewd enough to approach basic philosophical questions in sneaky, offhand ways.
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Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

First Snow starts out with a compelling premise but melts all too quickly.
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Boston Globe (Top Critic)

63

Through it all, Pearce reminds us how good he can be in these obsessive parts.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Jim Ridley Village Voice (Top Critic)

Is it written somewhere that every indie quasi-noir must include a dripping faucet, ceiling fans, shadows of slatted blinds, and a traveling shot of highway lines?
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Jack Mathews New York Daily News (Top Critic)

75

This is first-rate work from a talented actor who is fated to become a star.
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Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

75

A smart, tense modern film noir.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

I was beguiled by both the eerie moods and the striking compositions, which incorporate large stretches of empty space.
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Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

75

A haunting neo-noir about a man told by a palmist that his karma is about to run over his dogma.
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Kerry Lengel Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

70

Offers the satisfaction of a compelling story well told.
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Andrew Sarris New York Observer (Top Critic)

First Snow is a very worthy first film, and one that lingers in the mind long after the final fade-out.
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Ronnie Scheib Variety (Top Critic)

A moody psychological thriller about a salesman's paranoid attempts to circumvent his predicted demise, First Snow engages but underwhelms.
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Lou Lumenick New York Post (Top Critic)

50

Covers very familiar indie territory, but debuting director Mark Fergus covers with style.
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Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

80

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James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

75

First Snow keeps audiences guessing - not necessarily about how the film will end but what path things will take to get there.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Sheri Linden Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

A fresh, intelligent and thoroughly involving psychological thriller.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Peter Keough Boston Phoenix

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Louise Keller Urban Cinefile

A first rate thriller, First Snow is about a man haunted by his past who revisits it in a bid to change his destiny. It's a terrific role for Guy Pearce, who ably carries the film on his shoulders
Full Review » 3 years ago
Liz Braun Jam! Movies

70

First Snow is an auspicious directorial debut for Mark Fergus. It will be interesting to see what he does next.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle

50

Brings little new to the genre apart from another outstanding performance by Pearce.
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Eleanor Ringel Gillespie Atlanta Journal-Constitution

42

The film has some of the bleak inevitability of Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man, but without the compelling characters and oddball twists.
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Vince Koehler Entertainment Spectrum

63

First Snow is a sharp thriller with abstract pretentiousness. The writers were clever enough to approach a simple philosophical question in a devious and brusque way.
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Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review

40

...the interest dissipates pretty quickly and the movie becomes a dreary plod...
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Matt Brunson Creative Loafing

75

The subdued ending might disappoint those hoping for a more lively denouement, but really, it seems just right for a tale as chilly as this one.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Sean Means Salt Lake Tribune

75

[The filmmakers] raise intriguing questions about fate and destiny, and they get a soulful performance from Pearce.
Full Review » 5 years ago