
Wound tight and cocky, Jimmy Starks is a smooth-talking salesman certain he's on the verge of a big break. Even when his car stalls in the middle of nowhere, a roadside soothsayer assures him a windfall is on its way. But although Jimmy should be happy when his boss suddenly agrees to financially back his business venture, he starts to become paranoid instead. As his girlfriend Deirdre and his best friend/ business partner Ed watch him slowly come unwound, Jimmy wonders if a ... (Full plot summary below)
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Wound tight and cocky, Jimmy Starks is a smooth-talking salesman certain he's on the verge of a big break. Even when his car stalls in the middle of nowhere, a roadside soothsayer assures him a windfall is on its way. But although Jimmy should be happy when his boss suddenly agrees to financially back his business venture, he starts to become paranoid instead. As his girlfriend Deirdre and his best friend/ business partner Ed watch him slowly come unwound, Jimmy wonders if a past betrayal of his friend, newly paroled Vince, could be catching up to him. And, as the weather turns cold, Jimmy can't help but fear the mysterious seer's other prediction... that there'll be no tomorrow after the first snow.
Leave your thoughts about First Snow.
| MTVKurt Loder"First Snow" leaves you with faintly haunting thoughts, which is nice -- one's always thankful for that rare movie that leaves you with any thoughts at all. |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferIn terms of the five stages of grief, Jimmy spends most of the film in denial and anger--understandably so--but it grinds First Snow into dramatic inertia. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian OrndorfIt's a film of great promise, but loses dramatic circulation the longer it spends time chasing its own tail. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersThankfully that illusion is a good one, and although I would have preferred a slightly quicker pace and bit tighter of a finale all-in-all director and co-writer Mark Fergus has managed to craft an atmospherically moody success. |
| Urban CinefileLouise KellerA first rate thriller, First Snow is about a man haunted by his past who revisits it in a bid to change his destiny. It's a terrific role for Guy Pearce, who ably carries the film on his shoulders |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThe subdued ending might disappoint those hoping for a more lively denouement, but really, it seems just right for a tale as chilly as this one. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsThis is first-rate work from a talented actor who is fated to become a star. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordGuy Pearce is two for two in 2007 playing American users whose actions come back to haunt them. |
| Metromix.comMatt PaisA trusty, entertaining notch on the indie drama bedpost. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonald[Pearce maintains] our interest even as the film, in its final half hour, seems to take a few wrong turns on the highway. |