64
Metascore
21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisWith no grand speeches or oversized gestures, Mr. Katz creates a specific world that gracefully enlarges with universal meaning.
- 70Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoBoxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoKatz, however, is great with gentle moments (his most dear and haunting is the final scene), and he handles the balance of mystery and family drama quite adeptly.
- 70MovielineStephanie ZacharekMovielineStephanie ZacharekCold Weather is partly a movie with an actual plot, not just a portrait of young twentysomethings adrift in unfulfilling circumstances.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe movie does have a charm that develops gradually.
- 60Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanSteadily building in intensity from sluggish interest to mild excitement, Cold Weather is a slight movie with a long, circuitous fuse-and that's the point.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfJust as soon as that rarest Lebowskian blend of casual pursuit and big-world conspiracy begins to emerge from the fog, Cold Weather appears to lose its nerve (or run out of money).
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMumblecore meets Arthur Conan Doyle in the ambitious, if not always satisfying, Cold Weather.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickWeds half-hearted thriller elements to the self-absorbed, no-budget mumblecore films pioneered by Katz in efforts like "Dance Party, USA."
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierUnfortunately, the movie doesn't have enough going on to keep us engaged, but writer-director Aaron Katz has a confident style and a way with small moments.