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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFirst 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.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe actors, all strong, give the lyrical but never artificial dialogue the ring of life. Pearce is riveting as a go-getter who finds himself trapped between a murky past and a future defined by ambition.
- 70Film ThreatFilm ThreatFirst Snow is an interesting and entertaining film. It's suspenseful and kind of scary.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorFirst Snow has a fine sense of place and a small but terrific turn by veteran actress Jackie Burroughs.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA noirish thriller that revels in ominous visual moods, deepened by Cliff Martinez's spare, shivering guitar score, this heartland "Appointment in Samarra" is a mind-teaser that speaks the flat, evasive language of its seedy characters.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghFergus' thriller benefits from Pearce's high-strung performance and the stark New Mexico landscapes, but the story is familiar and the pacing much too measured for a slight tale of ineluctable fate.
- 50VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibEngages but underwhelms.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceFirst-time director Fergus's film is more a moody, tedious anti-thriller about ineluctable fate.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickIt's déjà vu all over again for Aussie actor Guy Pearce, returning to motel rooms in the American Southwest to sort out metaphysical issues in the thriller First Snow, to somewhat less original effect than he did in "Memento."
- 33The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinPearce is usually dependable, but here, he's utterly unconvincing as a slick phony, and the film peddles a bogus bill of goods in kind.