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Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) Rank 1 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) a score of 2.5341 out of 4

based on (162) reviews

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Excellent

(15)

Very Good

(89)

Good

(49)

Fair

(8)

Poor

(1)

Reviews by Score:

LA Weekly (John Patterson)

The narrative chronology is so heavily hacked about, its tenses so addled and the material so thinly spread across so many characters, one can scarcely keep it straight in one's head without going cross-eyed. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at LA Weekly (John Patterson)

The New York Times (Stephen Holden)

Admirably high-minded and visually gorgeous but fatally anesthetized by its own grandiosity. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)

Newsweek (David Ansen)

All shots and no scenes, which is nice for a picture book but deadly for drama. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)

Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

Loaded with facile social themes, opaque characters, pointlessly intricate flashbacks, and inflated technique. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

Bob Bloom

Unfortunately, that is not enough to sustain this snailpaced feature.The movie's biggest flaw is one common to most Hollywood films that deal with people of other cultures it approaches situations from a white, Western perspective.Set in postWorld War ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Bob Bloom

Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)

Looks exquisite, but don't bother digging deeper. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)

Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)

Ultimately groans under the weight of its own quiet gorgeousness. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)

New York Times (Stephen Holden)

Dramatically inert. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)

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