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Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) a score of 2.5341 out of 4
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Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Snow Falling On Cedars leaves one with the feeling of having just finished a good novel; this is perhaps the highest praise one could offer a film based on a best-seller. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Jay Carr)Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
The kind of richly layered film that Hollywood seldom attempts, much less brings off. But it's more than brought off here in grand, solid style and beautifully crafted detail. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Throughout much of the film, Ishamael is obsessed by facts. ("Facts you can cling to; emotions just float away.") He insists that his profession, that of a reporter, is all about uncovering the truth. Not until the end does he understand what ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Dustin PutmanDustin Putman
Superficially a courtroom mystery, in which a young Japanese fisherman, Kazuo Miyamoto (Rick Yune) is being tried for the alleged murder of a man on a foginduced night in the Pacific Northwest, circa 1950, what the film truly is, at heart, is a moving ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Dustin Putman
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Michael DequinaMichael Dequina
Of course, there is a story here, and the primary one revolves around the 1950 trial of JapaneseAmerican Kazuo Miyamoto (Rick Yune), who is charged with murder. Kazuo is married to Hatsue (Youki Kudoh), whose heart truly belongs to the caucasian Ishmael ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Michael Dequina
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
Snow Falling on Cedars is - in one word - gorgeous. The whole movie is beautiful from start to finish. The camera shots are breathtaking in the cedars, on the beach, on the ocean, every single one. Films like Snow Falling on Cedars don't come around too ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinematter (Matt Williams)Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Scott Hicks directs this tale of a Japanese-American man (Rick Yune) on trial for murder. Ethan Hawke stars as a journalist covering the trial, whose childhood sweetheart married the accused. James Cromwell will play the judge. Max von Sydow, Youki ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
As an atmospheric listening experience, Snow Falling on Cedars is among the better albums of the year. The cues are seamless, without an interruption by any particularly weak track. It is the type of score that needs to appreciated at high ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Every now and then, thinking people need reminders to revive our own idealism. Those poignant images of the “internment” following Pearl Harbor alone make Hicks’ film worth a rental. ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Snow Falling on Cedars" is a rich, multilayered film about a high school romance and a murder trial a decade later. The young lovers are Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke), son of the local ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Scott Hicks' Snow Falling on Cedars, based on the best-selling novel by David Guterson, is one of the most anticipated releases of the Christmas season. Seeking to do justice to the book's complexity, the director employs a non-linear, multi-layered struc ...read the complete Snow Falling on Cedars movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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