Dead of Winter

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Elle W Excellent acting all the way around. Great thriller for a snowbound day. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member What does it take to be a movie star? Well even in the dead of winter you might actually end up dead Mary Steenburgen and the late Roddy McDowell star in a seasonal thriller Katie McGovern wants to be an actress and leave her medial life in the city behind, she's then approached by Mr. Murray to stay at a mansion in upstate NY They are looking for a young woman for a particular role She's hired as a replacement after the last person suffered a nervous breakdown But as time goes on they start to make Katie feel more paranoid as her belongings go missing and some shady behavior by the owner and Murray starts to show itself She's caught in a big web of lies and blackmail Can she escape their mind games? The movie takes time to unfold it's darker nature but the suspense is very well composed Some intense music to go with An outstanding performance by Steenburgen and McDowell The wintery setting gives it that isolated 'Misery'-like quality Director Arthur Penn has some good set pieces with this mansion and despite the amount of exposition it's a good pay off The actors are enjoying the material which acts as a throwback to classic thrillers Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review marco b Mary Steenburgen plays Katie, a struggling actress gets a part for an out-of-town production, only to be caught up in a kidnapping plot, where she may become the victim to a group of men, who have trapped her in a house. Decent acting, though at times an unbelievable script. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched this ages ago as a teenager and recently again. I still really like this movie. Dated for sure but pretty good thriller. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/20 Full Review Audience Member An actress accepts a mysterious job from a peculiar group of strangers that have her go up to a desolate house in the "dead of winter" and audition. Before she knows it she finds herself in the middle of a nightmare where dark secrets are unveiled and horrible things begin to happen to her. The movie is packed with twists and the more complex it gets the less scary it is. Not to say it's not creepy because there are some really dark chilling moments. And the performances from Mary Steenburgen and Roddy McDowell are both solid. The pacing is a bit slow but it's a solid film even if they try just a bit too much with the culmination. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a decent mystery/suspense, but it all ends up being rather run-of-the-mill. Though the actors are pretty great, as is the isolation and atmosphere. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/01/20 Full Review Read all reviews

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