Snow Angels (2007)
Directed by David Gordon Green
Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at getting back into Annie's life have alarmed her. High school student Arthur works at Annie's restaurant, growing closer to a new kid in town, Lila, after class. When Glenn and Annie's daughter goes missing, the whole town searches for her, as he increasingly spirals out of control.
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Principal Martinson gives George the choice of hosting a visiting alumni or expulsion and George ends up with Dustin (Michael Angarano, "Snow Angels," too young for a cynical alumni), a Brooklyn artist who befriends him.
Green, whose eclectic career ranges from stoner comedies ( Pineapple Express , Your Highness ) to hushed dramas ( All the Real Girls , Snow Angels ) to the recent inspirational biopic Stronger , may seem like an odd choice to helm a horror movie, but he’s a dedicated craftsman, and he’s clearly studied Carpenter’s work closely.
Ever since he leapt from the expressionistic dramas of “George Washington” and “Snow Angels” to the stoner comedy “Pineapple Express,” Green has excelled at importing unexpected filmmaking tactics into unlikely places.
There's Green, the artist ("George Washington," "All the Real Girls," "Snow Angels," "Undertow," "Prince Avalanche"), Green, the cult comedy filmmaker ("Pineapple Express," "The Sitter," "Your Highness") and Green, the Oscar-bait deliverer ("Stronger," "Our Brand is Crisis").
This is because, not only does he trust in Carpenter and Hill’s original conceit, but also thanks to his feel for intimate interpersonal minutia with his work on such films as George Washington , Joe , Prince Avalanche and Snow Angels has made abundantly clear.
(I interviewed Green once for the downbeat indie drama “Snow Angels” and we somehow spent the whole time talking about our favorite ‘80s action flicks.)
The rest of the ensemble is like an explosion of talent, with Samantha Morton (2002's " Minority Report "), Michelle Williams (2008's " Deception "), Catherine Keener (2008's " Hamlet 2 "), Hope Davis (2008's " Charlie Bartlett "), Emily Watson (2002's " Punch-Drunk Love "), Dianne Wiest (2007's " Dan in Real Life "), Jennifer Jason Leigh (2007's " Margot at the Wedding ") and Tom Noonan (2008's " Snow Angels ") all delivering knockout supporting performances that stay with the viewer.
Concentrating on character more than situations, and drive by expert direction from indie icon David Gordon Green (George Washington, Snow Angels) many will find this clever combination off putting.
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All of this is deftly orchestrated by, of all people, David Gordon Green, the genius director of artsy, lyrical films like "George Washington" and "Snow Angels".
Director David Gordon Green's prior films (All the Real Girls, Undertow, Snow Angels) have been art-house hits, but Pineapple Express may make him a mainstream success; similarly, it's safe to say that this will be Franco's biggest movie ever without the words "Spider" or "Man" in the title.
The human comedy factory Judd Apatow and the moody, dreamy art-house director David Gordon Green ( George Washington , Snow Angels ) make an unlikely team, but here they are, and the result may well be the funniest movie of the year.