Review of The Iceman (2012) by Spangle — 03 May 2014
Overall, it is hard to not characterize this one as a minor disappointment. I wanted to love this one so much, but just cannot. I mean, Michael Shannon absolutely kills (heh) it in the lead role and the rest of the cast is full of big names and great performances from Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans, and David Schwimmer.
It had all of the elements that should make this one great, but beyond the acting, it was very underwhelming. The film felt very ambitious, but in the ambition, it very much fell short. The script is eh at best and the film, as a whole feels very, very brief.
The story is very interesting and, as I just said, the performances were great, but the film feels better suited for a television series than a movie. There is a lot of depth here, but the film just sort of covers the surface and fails to properly develop all of Kuklinski's relationships.
As a film, it is nothing more than ok with great performances. If this were a television series (with a better script), it could have made for some fantastic television.
This review of The Iceman (2012) was written by Spangle on 03 May 2014.
The Iceman has generally received positive reviews.
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