The Frozen Ground 2013

Stephen Holden, New York Times: The movie's only fresh element is the wintry setting, which shrouds everything in a mood of weary fatalism. Otherwise, it's the same old, same old, efficiently discharged and utterly disposable. Read more

Matthew Kassel, New York Observer: A vague and forgettable crime thriller that would have benefited from more character development or at least a grounding of the narrative in one central protagonist. Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: Hangs a tad slackly between thriller and procedural, but still holds attention throughout. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: Although writer-director Scott Walker seems committed to not overly exploiting his lurid subject matter, the movie is just too dreary, disjointed and generically creepy to be persuasive. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: The movie's late-night cable feel and skeevy salaciousness grinds everything to a snowy slush. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: A taut procedural with atmospheric location work that traces Cage's clock-racing efforts to find evidence against Cusack ... Read more

Tom Huddleston, Time Out: This is an unambitious, old-school thriller, nothing more and nothing less. Read more

Rob Staeger, Village Voice: The Frozen Ground hits the familiar notes. Read more