
Elliot Baker seizes the chance to develop a better relationship with his sons when his ex-wife, Karen, and her new husband take a vacation and leave the boys with him. What starts as a bonding opportunity turns into a nightmarish adventure when they get stranded in a deserted cabin near the lake as night falls and a snowstorm rages.... (Full plot summary below)
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Elliot Baker seizes the chance to develop a better relationship with his sons when his ex-wife, Karen, and her new husband take a vacation and leave the boys with him. What starts as a bonding opportunity turns into a nightmarish adventure when they get stranded in a deserted cabin near the lake as night falls and a snowstorm rages.
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| Film School RejectsRob HunterAlmost works better as a revenge tale between a tree and a logger than it does a suspenseful story of survival. (It does not work well as either.) |
| RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireA very suspenseful, atmospheric mounting and sharp acting by its small but expert cast. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeThis is a very watchable film which marks out Holland as a young actor likely to go far. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfThere are elements here that work, from performance to locations, keeping the film engrossing as it figures out where exactly it wants to go. |
| CinemaDopeGlenn LovellKinnaman's weekend father is a return to form, a twitchy, deeply flawed character we can't help rooting for even as we fear the worst ... He reminded me of Nicholson in 'The Shining' ... |
| Toronto StarLinda BarnardNot much new here, but there are solid performances and you have to admire cast and crew for shooting amid some challenging surroundings in snowy Sudbury. |
| Georgia StraightAdrian MackEdge of Winter is still frosty enough to cut through its sometimes inert tone and a flat soundtrack. |
| indieWireDavid EhrlichThis is irrefutably Kinnaman’s movie, but Connolly fatally undervalues him. He doesn’t trust his actor to walk the emotional tightrope his film stretches taut before him, to sell us on the idea of a father digging himself deeper into a hole of his own design. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckKinnaman delivers a superb turn.... Holland and White also are excellent as the boys who still love their father even while becoming ever more aware of his failings. Their quietly terrified reactions to his escalating belligerence is far more emotionally wrenching than the tired thriller genre conventions to which the film ultimately succumbs. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreConnolly’s film, formerly titled less poetically, “Backcountry,” has a lovely, wintry tone and a few minor surprises. The action sequences are competently handled, even if there’s little real suspense about what is coming and where this is going. |