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Winter Passing
SummaryThis dramatic comedy examines the fractious reunion of an estranged father and daughter.

Directed By:Adam Rapp

Written By:Adam Rapp

Winter Passing

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56
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6.0
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Metascore
48% Positive
13 Reviews
52% Mixed
14 Reviews
0% Negative
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88
Chicago Sun-Times
This is the kind of movie routinely dismissed as too slow and quiet by those who don't know it is more exciting to listen than to hear.
75
TV Guide Magazine
Rapp's theatrical past is evident throughout: His strongest scenes tend to be those purely character-driven moments when his sharp dialogue takes precedence over any cinematic action. Harris gives another strong performance and Ferrell is great in a comic but low-key role, but this is Deschanel's movie.
70
Wall Street Journal
I found the film borderline bleak, and borderline predictable, at least in its resolution, yet admirable as well. Winter Passing almost always operates on the right side of the border, the full-of-life side where compelling characters live with urgency and intensity.
60
L.A. Weekly
Winter Passing showcases Rapp's clever, conversational dialogue, while Harris, Deschanel, and Will Ferrell - on hand for comic relief as a Christian rocker turned literary bouncer - breathe life into this whimsical, but ultimately conventional, family drama.
50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
There isn't a spark in the familiar emotional situation or a reason to care how these amiably bland characters end up.
50
The New York Times
Its familiar story of an embittered child's homecoming and confrontation with a parent throws off dramatic sparks, but they never flare into a blaze.
40
Variety
Family drama appears content to present the situation without going for anything remotely close to the emotional jugular. Result is unsatisfying and even dreary, despite some fine work from Zooey Deschanel and a becalmed Will Ferrell.
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  • Stratus Film Co.
  • Mint Pictures
Feb 17, 2006
1 h 38 m
R
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