Overview
Two strangers, Joanne (Sonja Smits) and Chris (Jonas Bonnetta) share a winter road trip through rural eastern Ontario. After losing her husband John (Colin Mochrie), Joanne faces the rituals of remote rural life on her own, while Chris is processing his failing eyesight and the loss of his mother and the new responsibility of taking over her old home in the country. As their journey together unfolds, their drifting memories reveal parallel experiences, helping each of them shift the focus of their destination.
The pieces are all in place. There are two likeable central characters who are both going through their own struggles due to loss and impending loss. We’ve got a pleasant country scene in rural country that becomes the scene of a road trip. And of course there are random flashbacks. The whole movie felt rather disjointed and while I liked the characters I never really felt that much for them. Instead of it being a journey it felt more like they were just being sad together. In the end there was an implied growth in the characters that just didn’t feel earned based on what happened on screen.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Drifting Snow
Movie title: Drifting Snow
Movie description: Two strangers, Joanne (Sonja Smits) and Chris (Jonas Bonnetta) share a winter road trip through rural eastern Ontario. After losing her husband John (Colin Mochrie), Joanne faces the rituals of remote rural life on her own, while Chris is processing his failing eyesight and the loss of his mother and the new responsibility of taking over her old home in the country. As their journey together unfolds, their drifting memories reveal parallel experiences, helping each of them shift the focus of their destination.
Date published: 2021-05-12
Director(s): Ryan J. Noth
Actor(s): Sonja Smits, Jonas Bonnetta, Colin Mochrie, Jess Salgueiro, Rachel Bonnetta, Linda Goranson, Chris Locke, Amish Patel, James Hartnett, Daiva Johnston, Delphine Roussel
Genre: Drama
My Review
The pieces are all in place. There are two likeable central characters who are both going through their own struggles due to loss and impending loss. We’ve got a pleasant country scene in rural country that becomes the scene of a road trip. And of course there are random flashbacks. The whole movie felt rather disjointed and while I liked the characters I never really felt that much for them. Instead of it being a journey it felt more like they were just being sad together. In the end there was an implied growth in the characters that just didn’t feel earned based on what happened on screen.
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