Review of Winter Passing (2006) by Tarun J — 16 Sep 2007

Delightfully touching and unusual...enjoyed it!

This review of Winter Passing (2006) was written by Tarun J on 16 Sep 2007.

Winter Passing has generally received positive reviews.

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Absolutely fantastic movie, and from what I see angry aging critics seem to have forgotten what it feels like to be young and lost…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 01 Jul 2011

Deschanel is great, with her feral eyes and Joey Ramone shag haircut, and Ferrell is fantastic. This one's worth the effort to find…

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Winter Passing is full of nice dramatic turns, including one from relative-unknown Amelia Warner as Harris' former student-turned-nanny (and…

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It starts out depressing, and Zooey Deschanel's performance keeps it there for most of the film, but it somehow ends on a positive, yet realistic…

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Can't believe I had not watched this til now... Deschanel was absolutely superb & Harris, Ferrell, and Warner were excellent…

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This movie is a kinda nice story but we have seen the weird homecoming scenario in much better mood-splashes than this (re: 'Lovesong for Bobby…

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By Lewis C (442) on 06 May 2010

Slow moving with a depressed tone, but well acted…

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By Melissa M (577) on 02 Jun 2010

Winter Passing is so easy to fall in love with that it almost seems like there should be a catch…

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