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Thin Ice

Thin Ice (The Convincer)

2011

Jill Sprecher

Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, Lea Thompson ...

5.7

1,016

Drama An insurance agent is looking for a way to jump-start his business, reunite with his estranged wife, and escape the dismal midwestern weather. This self-proclaimed master of duplicity believes that salesmanship is all about selling a story—all he needs is a sucker willing to buy it. He hits pay dirt with a lonely retired farmer, who is sitting on something much bigger than an insurance commission: a rare violin collecting dust in the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"It would like to remind you of "Fargo" - what with all the snow, the grubbiness and greed, the exaggerated accents and off-kilter rhythms - and it kind of does, but in a dispiriting way"	NEU
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"Jill Sprecher rigs up an elaborate cause-and-effect comedy of errors, with Kinnear's predatory protagonist as both perp and victim. I won't say more than that, but Thin Ice is deeper than it first appears (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"An icy cocktail of greed, betrayal and murder (...) It's startling, scary and funny all at once	POS

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