Review of The Ice Harvest (2005) by Siew W — 29 Nov 2007

Over Platt is a GENIUS in this movie. Completely worth it to see his beyond marvelous performance. Where is this man's Oscar?!

This review of The Ice Harvest (2005) was written by Siew W on 29 Nov 2007.

The Ice Harvest has generally received positive reviews.

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