The Ice Harvest

This film was a huge disappointment for three main reasons:

• I read and enjoyed the Scott Phillips novel on which its based;
• It stars one of my favorite actors, John Cusack; and,
• The creative team, director Harold Ramis and writers Richard Russo and Robert Benton, have collectively made quite a few terrific movies.

Sadly, I had to switch off The Ice Harvest after watching less than 30 minutes. Perhaps having the entire movie set at night during a winter downpour (on Christmas Eve) works better in the mind’s eye than on the big screen. Perhaps the collective creative collision of Ramis, Cusack, Russo and Benton were too many chefs for the one pot.

Whatever.

Not recommended