Snow Falling on Cedars

As the referees say on pro football TV games, "On further review......" That's the way I thought after my second viewing of this movie. GOOD NEWS - On the first look, I was totally blown away and dazzled at the... Full review

one of the best movies that i ever seen in my life... it is emphasizing the "pure love"... just watch and enjoy it...... Full review

Having loved David Guterson's novel, "Snow Falling on Cedars", we resisted in seeing the film based on it when it was released. Some times a book that is still alive in one's imagination doesn't compare well with what movie people... Full review

This is a great story in post WWII Washington state about an unfair trial accusing a Japanese-American murdering his friend on a fishing boat. Ethan Hawke is great as local journalist Ishmael who romanced the defendant's wife Hatsue prior to her... Full review

an impressive movie will capture your heart and soul by its rich visuals and a good story packed with emotion and suspense.the acting is first rate. hawke,van sydow and the entire cast. this is a case in point to prove the... Full review

THIS FILM IS THE BEST FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN . I THINK VISUALITY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR THE THE ART OF CINEMA . AND THIS FILM IS PERFECT FOR VISUALITY . HOWEVER IT IS THE BEST FILM OF... Full review

This is the best movie I have seen in a long time. The plot is wonderful, with the typical white boy falls in love with Asian girl, Asian girl's parents don't like white boys, girl leaves white boy for an Asian... Full review

This movie WILL NOT DISAPPOINT. It captures a complex American tragedy with bittersweet grace. Ethan Hawke and Yuki Kudoh are perfectly cast as both the young lovers and then their older, sadder selves. The essence of the novel (also well worth... Full review

its a great movie.the story is very touching.its like if you see it once you want to see it again and a lot more times.i have just seen it once but i m always remembering the scenes the story all so... Full review

This is one of those films that needs to be seen a second time to pick up on the subtleties of the plot. It is a feast for the eyes and features outstanding acting. It also has a sense of... Full review

Hicks reveals himself to be a thoughtful, even profound filmmaker, with a well developed sense of metaphor and symbolism. "Notoriously under-recognised on its theatrical release in 1999, Snow Falling On Cedars deserves - perhaps even needs - subsequent viewing. ... Full Review

A complete cinematic experience, Snow Falling on Cedars is a satisfyingly labyrinthine work that attempts to envelop the viewer as viscerally as the written word - the novel on which it's based. And it even has a credibly terrific ending. ... Full Review

Should the film fail to garner its deserved critical plaudits, however, commercial prospects would become less certain. Sadly, post-war mistrust has poisoned the island's race relations to the point that Kazuo's prospects will become hopelessly dim unless he can garner the support of fair-minded local newspaperman, Ishmael (Ethan Hawke). ... Full Review

For others, Snow Falling on Cedars may confirm the fact that trials arent always about truth, as hidden agendas and imperfect memories may cloud judgment. Those poignant images of the internment following Pearl Harbor alone make Hicks film worth a rental. ... Full Review

Crap ending, too. minute documentary, deleted scenes, trailer, web links, directors commentary, lots of historical and production-related text.Its a shame Hicks chose to concentrate on the lame lovers plot, as the deleted scenes reveal that the more interesting bits, which mainly flesh out defendant Kazuos story, were snipped. ... Full Review

About two months ago, John Updike charmed a sold-out Benaroya Hall during an appearance at Seattle Arts & Lectures. It would prove to be one of his last public speaking engagements, followed only by another talk in Los Angeles. ... Full Article

If there is an easy explanation for composer Philip Glass's ubiquity in movies, it is likely the way his music's neutral surfaces and measured activity serve to amplify mood without imposing extraneous suggestions. ... Full Article

I have never seen snow falling on cedar trees but have seen snow fall over spells in the Himalayas covering every thing in sight gradually with a curtain and a cover of snow. It has a bit of a mystical ... Full Article

Although Ethan Hawke is a terrific actor, Snow Falling on Cedars remains dull.Hawke plays Ishmael Chambers, a newspaper reporter who has quite the personal interest in his latest story: the murder trial of his former sweetheart's husband. ... Full Article

TO GAIN INSIGHT into Scott Hicks' WWII epic tone-poem, "Snow Falling on Cedars," one need consider only this: The Japanese internment camps look fabulous. So do the prisoners, in the striking, slightly hungry, but solemn way models do. The camps ... Full Article

Like the widely overpraised novel on which it is based, "Snow Falling on Cedars" is about bigotry and injustice, about pain and suffering. Each work studiously details man's inhumanity to man while inviting its audience to admire themselves for feeling... ... Full Article