Anthony LaPaglia, Aaron Stanford, Mark Webber
Title aside, Winter Solstice is set in the spring and summer of a small, pretty, and dull Northeastern town. Anthony LaPaglia eases comfortably into the role of a widower anxious about his two ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 13, 2005
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Stats: 70 reviews
Flixster Reviews (70)
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February 10, 2008Not very exciting, but a pretty accurate depiction of what a real persons life is like. And as such there was really no plot, or climax, or ending. Still somehow it wasn't boring, so they did something right.
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May 5, 2007Story about dealing with a loss in the family and the difficulties of parents understanding teens and vice versa. There is a certain slowness or lulling rhythm to the film
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December 8, 2007A great film!
Very touching story about a widower and his two sons, and the struggle to have to overcome to get over the death of a wife and mother. -
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March 30, 2009sIkIcI ve çok sIradan. 20 dakka izlemenin yettigi filmlerden. (tamam maksimum 5 dakka izledim) (napiyim 3-4 dakka yetiyor bazi filmlerin kötü olup olmadiini anlamaya)
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February 28, 2009So funny that i could watch the film even though i had quick naps during a few parts.
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July 24, 2007This movie moves along at a realistic pace and highlights the humanistic struggles of a family who's lives were forever changed with the loss of a loved one...
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March 29, 2007Seeing LaPaglia in this movie made me want to find more of his work. There was so much tention in this family, but the dialogue never became unrealistic.
Critic Reviews
April 15, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
April 14, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is not plot-driven, for which we must be thankful, because to force their feelings into a plot would be a form of cruelty. The whole point is that these lives have no plot. full review
April 12, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate
A quivering portrait of a grief-stricken family, all male, after the loss of a wife and mom. full review
April 8, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Winter Solstice is a well-built machine that dunks you into a big warm vat of sadness. full review
April 7, 2005
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
Winter Solstice isn't a bad movie, not by a long shot. But then, it's not a very interesting one either, not by a long shot. full review
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January 18, 2008I loved all anthony lapaglia movies and without a trace too. would like to meet one day
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