I'm a fan of filmmaker David Gordon Green's last two films - All the Real Girls and Undertow - I wouldn't say they changed my life, but he's got a nice honest knack for low-key storytelling in a way we don't see nearly enough of these days.
And he gets really terrific work out of his actors - if he can give Patricia Clarkson the chance to deliver a heart-wrenchingly dramatic scene while completely decked out in full clown regalia, then he's one to watch.

"Depressing, hopeful, cynical, happy, sad, tragic and everything in between. SNOW ANGELS is complex and incredibly emotional, filled to the brim with outstanding career-best performances by all involved."
It appears to star Sam Rockwell and (cringe) Kate Beckinsale, who really doesn't have much competition in giving a career-best performance, since she's been lousy every time I've seen her try to act.
But also in the film - Amy Sedaris. Nuff said.
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Kate Beckinsale was very, very good in the first movie I saw her in - The Last Days of Disco - and it took me, like, four movies of hers to realize it was apparently a fluke.
Hmm, I know I saw LDoD, and I remember liking it (I've got the video buried somewhere in my closet, actually), but it's been so long I don't remember anything about it, including the fact that she was in fact one of the two leads.
So yeah, maybe I did like her in something once; I should go back and watch that movie again some time.
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