AbundantDay Very slow, boring movie. Not well written at all. There were two saving graces for the movie. One that it finally picked up about the middle of the movie. Secondly, the acting was fairly good. But taking about lack of creativity. This writer must have never written anything before. I don't mean to sound so critical but I agree with another poster here. It was one of the worst movies I've seen. What surprised me most about the movie is that it was not rated, which I thought mean decent. It wasn't a decent movie that a family could watch. There were at least 6 F words and lots of other profanity. There were frontal shots of women stripped to the waste. That may be OK for the bulk of the population but it wasn't what I expected for a non rated movie. Do not waste your time on this slow, boring, poorly written movie.

leereddy Cold Weather is an American mystery drama written and directed by Adam Katz, with Ben Stambler and Brendan McFadden co-writing and producing.The film is set in Portland, Oregon where the piece is set with additional scenes shot at Cannon Beach, Oregon.Beginning with an introduction to the main protagonists, Doug (Cris Lankenau), a forensic science dropout and his sister Gail (Trieste Kelly Dunn)with whom he has recently taken up residence with. Doug soon begins work at an ice factory, working the night shift where he meets Carlos (Raul Castillo), a part time DJ of rare 60's tunes and avid Star Trek fan, a peculiar dichotomy granted, but why not?A friendship ensues, with a little help from Sherlock Holmes novels that Doug turns Carlos on to, and then we meet Dougs ex girlfriend Rachel (Robin Rykoon), who is in town on business. The aforementioned group proceed to hang out, play cards and share milkshakes.Then the film takes a left turn, switching from what I assumed was to be a fairly pedestrian Indie flick about life, relationships, aspiration etc into a odd little mystery movie.What makes this film interesting is the subtle way in which the plot develops, as well as really good acting from all involved that is at all times sincere and believable. The slightly unorthodox story line, as well as precise, well crafted dialogue affords the film some comedic moments, too. The tone of the flick is quite characteristic of Indie films, with long shots and mood enhancing settings and scenes. I really enjoyed this film, in large part due to it's great writing and sublime performances. The plot almost takes a back seat to the characters and their nuances. In fact the film as a whole feels like it's more about two siblings bonding than it's story arc.Solid production values see this film at a thoroughly decent 96 mins worth of viewing.

Little_Tyke This movie was fantastic. Others have commented that it was slow, it was boring. Yes, to begin with it was slow, but never boring. I really liked the slow pace where scenes would last for what seemed like minutes and you got to observe the various emotions playing over the characters' features, plus the outside panning shots showed some pretty interesting scenery. What a contrast to many films that go at such a pace one has difficulty catching one's breath.The actors, all of them, were totally excellent, especially the lead character, Doug. His life seemed to be destined to one continuous drudgery, and then up pops a mystery that reawakens his forensic skills.And then the second half of the movie starts, almost without one realising it and suddenly we are thrust into a cat-and-mouse situation, which is one of the best I've ever watched. I've only two gripes: why did they not stop as soon as convenient and screw the plate back on, so as not to attract attention from the law? And second, it was a shame in a way that the movie finished so abruptly. But in hindsight, it was all done and dusted by then and we knew that our heroes had all won, so at that point there isn't really anything much else the director could have done except switch off the camera. There are plenty of loose ends, anyway, for one to ponder on what came next.Marvellous!

GeneralUrsus If you enjoy watching a series of long, protracted establishing shots with very little story then this is the film for you. For the first forty minutes it's as if the director waltzed away from the camera and forgot to yell cut, as the same screen image continues into a oblivion. These drawn out shots happen frequently during the film and it is about as entertaining as staring at a wall for five minutes.Eventually, a mystery presents itself when the main character's ex-girlfriend disappears. There is one specific series of clues he follows involving a set of numbers. At first glance it appears to be a clever twist but, on reflection it is such an obscure reference and does not relate to any of the personality traits of the characters.The rest of the amateur detective work is rather pedestrian, there are really no surprises. The acting here isn't bad, it's just the script which doesn't contain any surprises or twists. The mystery portion ends fairly abruptly and by that time if you're not fast asleep you will be wondering why you ended up watching this film. There are some nice establishing shots, of waterfalls Oregon scenery but, otherwise an utter bore. How the critics gave this good reviews I will never know. Perhaps they all fell asleep as well and dreamed they saw a good film.