Liberty-AstonMartin I stumbled upon Snow Cake several years ago and it became and instant favorite. It's a story of realistic people, in sadly real circumstances, finding little moments of happiness in an otherwise difficult world. I don't understand why this film isn't more popular or why it isn't on a streaming service. It is touching, intimate, and inspiring. The story is fairly simple, yet it's like nothing else I've ever watched.

jwiley-86292 This film is to autism what The Fault in Our Stars is to romance, and I hated TFIOS.I chose to watch this film because Weaver's character and I have something in common. . . but in the end, very little in common. I'm fully aware that autistic people are often too different from each other to be summed up in one character, and that people like Linda are definitely out there, but I'd hoped she would turn out to be more normal. I'm half as old as Linda is in the movie, maybe not even that, and I can do all kinds of things she can't do. I'd be fine with Alan Rickman inspecting my kitchen. . . or other things. Don't get me wrong, I have inexplicable nitpicks just like she does, but whereas she has a near-meltdown if there's a stain to clean up, I react to violations of my nitpicks with annoyance at most. The movie got the "Neat freak" part right, though. However, from what I've read, autistic people usually have more complex interests than snow and Beanie Babies. And superheroes are WAY too mainstream as a nerd passion. Bottom line: It would be nice to see more mature, well-adjusted autistics on film. Seriously, Linda is depressingly thickheaded. Okay, I won't make this whole review a comparison between myself and her. I need to give Snow Cake some credit. It's not like the film is poorly written or acted (even though Linda creeps me out.) This story has great potential in theory. The early scenes with Alex and Vivienne did a good job drawing me in, and the scenes lit in red are a sumptuous touch. Still, Alex's affair with Carrie-Ann Moss' character rubbed me the wrong way. It was like watching yourself get cheated on. I know I'm being narcissistic, but because Snow Cake had the chance to speak to me on such an intimate level, it demands to be compared to the real thing. It could have been just for me, but wasn't, so I feel sad for everyone involved, because their hearts were in the right place. If it feels like something YOU have lived through, though, I don't want to take that from you.

Aberlass How often do you encounter a film that you want to watch again as soon as you have just finished watching it? How often does a film about the range of human interaction, including the 'disability' of unconventional communication, not become a hindrance to enjoyment? How often do we get the opportunity to see an eclectic gathering of some of the most iconic actors ('Alien', 'Harry Potter', 'The Matrix) of our time in an art-house, 'minority' movie about philosophical issues, instead of big-budget Hollywood-studio stereotypical scenarios? What happens if you make an intelligent, optimistic, puzzle film, encompassing every emotion, plus with a heart, but omit bias, moralising and lecturing? Is such a film possible?Wow! If you have never even thought to ask these questions you will be amazed by this film, and if you have asked these questions, then this film is the reward that other people thought them too and knew how to manifest them perfectly!Total respect to all responsible for this unique and delicious masterpiece. :)

aramael_musitello Let's be clear. This movie is terrible. It's a bad student film with a bigger budget. I would rather watch Jesus Christ the Musical sixty times than sit through this again.I should preface this review by saying that I adore Alan Rickman. Among actors, he is god. He is the sexiest guy that ever walked the boards. But Alan, not even you can save this dreck.The thing is, it's not just a film. It's a Film. With a Message. And the message is? Everyman (that's Alan) can learn to accept autistics as long as he has the root next door. Or something.I understand that the screenwriter based a lot of Sigourney's character on her own autistic son. Let this be a lesson for screenwriters everywhere: don't do family. It will suck.Specific objections. The daughter, who I'm sure was written to be zany and adorable, was in reality just irritating. The man looking for redemption and finding himself is old. The man sleeping with somebody and (ok, this might be construed a spoiler, but by the time it happens you'll be so over the movie that you'll be glad I rescued you) thinking that she is a prostitute and therefore handing her cash has also been done to death. The woman in question not being mightily offended and throwing him out has not. There is a reason for this.Finally, there is a terrible, terrible redemption scene, which made me vomit a little. How can I describe it without giving anything away ... say you had a pet dog, and a complete stranger was out walking your dog, and at some point in the journey he walked your dog under a bus.The bus driver turns up at your house, and THE GUY WHO WAS WALKING THE DOG FORGIVES HIM! 1/10, and that one point is only because I like opening scenes in aeroplanes.