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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigMost noteworthy for the performance of Sigourney Weaver as Linda, an autistic woman.
- 75TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghSigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman imbue screenwriter Angela Pell's characters with a quiet authenticity that's surprisingly moving.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceDoes sidle up to the brink of mawkishness, but it pulls back so nicely into Weaver's rich, hard-headed evocation of Linda's limitations.
- 70Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoModest but well wrought and witty, Snow Cake is full of unexpected moments and clever observations.
- 58The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayIf only Snow Cake had hewed closer to this idea of showing what an adult autist's life and experiences are like, rather than getting caught up in Rickman's rote re-awakening, it could've been as powerful as it strains to be.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe mental and physical landscape would do justice to an Atom Egoyan film, but in this film, the key dramatic moments feel as forced as they are predictable.
- 50VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyBoosted by a delish performance from Carrie-Anne Moss as a local vamp who helps unthaw the Englishman, but holed beneath the waterline by a gratingly miscast Sigourney Weaver as the persnickety autistic.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenLike "I Am Sam," it is a film that tests your cynicism.
- 50New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithAlan Rickman holds the film together.
- 40SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekThe picture is so drab and listless that it often feels like punishment, even though Rickman gives a fine performance, one that's heartfelt as well as characteristically elegant (not to mention sexy).