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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Total FilmJames MottramTotal FilmJames MottramThe 'dual roles' conceit doesn’t quite work, despite Ferguson's best efforts. But, while it struggles to find rhythm, you can't fault Sarif's ambitions.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt features laborious acting and directing, and a screenplay whose revelations are uninteresting, even were they not guessable long in advance.
- 40Time Out LondonTime Out LondonDespite the Falling Snow is held back by stylistic choices.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersDespite the Falling Snow is ostensibly a love story set against a Cold War thriller backdrop, but it features no heat and little tension.
- 30Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerSo tasteful it’s torturous, Despite the Falling Snow is a Cold War espionage thriller for those who like their period-piece action airless and derivative.
- 30VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanWhen a film’s basic strategy is to cut between the past and the present, it should create ripples of anticipatory tension. But Despite the Falling Snow is one of those movies in which the cross-cutting keeps destroying all mood and momentum — it feels more like channel-surfing.