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Snowpiercer

2013

Bong Joon-ho

Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell ...

6.4

29,706

Sci-Fi. Thriller. Action The story takes place in a world covered by ice and snow, and it centers on a train full of travelers struggling coexist while they continue to cling to familiar class structures. As is usually the case with these sorts of stories, it seems to be an exploration of human nature when pushed to the brink. Apparently Joon-ho has wanted to tackle this project since 2005, before he went on to make The Host. He hopes to start filming in 2011. ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Scott Foundas Variety	"An enormously ambitious, visually stunning and richly satisfying futuristic epic from the gifted Korean genre director Bong Joon-ho."
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Unapologetically long and messy, 'Snowpiercer' offers an unhinged ride that's worth the investment for its mixture of batty personalities, consistently impressive visuals and mad swipes at heavy symbolism jam-packed together."
		Clarence Tsui The Hollywood Reporter	"'Snowpiercer' is an epic yet nuanced, contemplative yet entertaining vehicle that uses its titular locomotive as an allegory for human existence as we see it in the here and now"
		Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"'Snowpiercer' is a headlong rush into conceptual lunacy—but you’ll love it anyway (...) Bong grabs on to the grungy conventions of postapocalyptic adventure with relish (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Rex Reed The New York Observer	"This movie is horrifying, lavish, exhilarating, depraved, bewitching and unique. Best of all, it’s unlike anything you have ever seen before (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Lou Lumenick New York Post	"The beautifully designed train is one of the most memorable in screen history (...) Don’t miss it — this is enormously fun visionary filmmaking (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Claudia Puig USA Today	"'Snowpiercer' is a rare hybrid that perfectly blends the dazzle of a futuristic action thriller with the intellectual substance of an art film (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"'Snowpiercer' sucks you into its strange, brave new world so completely, it leaves you with the all-too-rare sensation that you've just witnessed something you've never seen before...and need to see again"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'Snowpiercer' is everything Transformers: Age of Extinction wishes it could be: a slambam sci-fi thriller with a brain, a heart and an artful sense of purpose (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"

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