I pretty much loved this. During the title sequence I was worried it was going to hug "indie drama" conventions (subdued colors, long stretches of conversation and silence unconncected to the plot, cold weather, Portland) too closely, but what ends up happening is it uses some of those conventions to create a 100% realistic and believable world, with real characters who get involved in a thrillingly plausible mystery.

It's basically a bizarro Brick, where instead of heavy stylization you get a surprisingly well-drawn world and characters. Unlike his idol Sherlock Holmes, Doug is no superhuman detective, instead just an intelligent guy trying to figure everything out.

It's definitely a low-key, slow burn, and I didn't realize just how much I was in love with this movie and the people in it until the climactic chase scene, which is as brilliantly constructed as any more elaborate set-piece I've ever seen.

Highly recommended!

This one caught me by surprise. Chris Lankenau's performance as a Sherlock Holmes-loving college dropout, and amateur sleuth is subtly perfect. The story unravels quite nicely, making this an enjoyable mystery worth watching.

Don't read the synopsis of the movie. Its hard to distill this down to what it is: what would a mystery-thriller situation be like in real life. Fun, low-stakes but maybe not. People you want to be friends with. Its a mumble-core thriller set in portland. Such a low-key understated delicious movie.

Cold Weather is a likable, well-performed low-key indie piece that mixes some light Mystery between four characters and their post-college -- or drop-out -- ennui. I quite liked it, though I am known to gravitate towards these kind of films. I thought the suspense played very well against the realistic drama of their day-to-day lives.

One of my favorite films for the decade so far. I watch it about once very six months. As unassuming as it is insightful, Aaron Katz is able to do so much with such a humble, light, frothy story and yet show so much into the way each of us defines our own experiences. I love this film.

Filmed with the intention of a quirky indie and written with the verve of an old-school yet self-aware mystery, Cold Weather ends up clashing these conflicting and admittedly unrelated elements a little too often, presenting the film as a messy yet admirable experiment. The cinematography occasionally captures the dank and glum city the film is located in beautifully, and the mystery is genuinely involving once it picks up, but the writing takes too big of a risk for me to fully latch on to it.

B-

Exceeded my expectations.

Does this movie, like, belong to the Mumblecore genre? Regardless of any apprehensions you might have about this flick, I thought it was pretty good. For the genre at least.

This movie is incredibly boring. I can't find anything good about it other than it had some good music.

I pretty much loved this. During the title sequence I was worried it was going to hug "indie drama" conventions (subdued colors, long stretches of conversation and silence unconncected to the plot, cold weather, Portland) too closely, but what ends up happening is it uses some of those conventions to create a 100% realistic and believable world, with real characters who get involved in a thrillingly plausible mystery.

It's basically a bizarro Brick, where instead of heavy stylization you get a surprisingly well-drawn world and characters. Unlike his idol Sherlock Holmes, Doug is no superhuman detective, instead just an intelligent guy trying to figure everything out.

It's definitely a low-key, slow burn, and I didn't realize just how much I was in love with this movie and the people in it until the climactic chase scene, which is as brilliantly constructed as any more elaborate set-piece I've ever seen.

Highly recommended!

Relaxedly charming detective story from Planet Mumblecore (Portland) that spins a cheerfully low-stakes yarn. One thing I didn't like: casting of the sister and the girlfriend, who I could not tell apart.

This one caught me by surprise. Chris Lankenau's performance as a Sherlock Holmes-loving college dropout, and amateur sleuth is subtly perfect. The story unravels quite nicely, making this an enjoyable mystery worth watching.

Don't read the synopsis of the movie. Its hard to distill this down to what it is: what would a mystery-thriller situation be like in real life. Fun, low-stakes but maybe not. People you want to be friends with. Its a mumble-core thriller set in portland. Such a low-key understated delicious movie.