Snow Cake (2006) 8/10

Starring : Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire
Director : Marc Evans
Running Time : 107 mins

Alex Hughes (Rickman) meets with a young girl named Vivienne (Hampshire) and offers her a lift but when they are involved in a car crash and Vivienne is killed, Alex insists on speaking to her mother Linda (Weaver), a high functioning autistic woman, and he ends up staying with her to help with the funeral arrangements and to empty the bins.

This is a delightful tragic comedy, with Weaver and Rickman sparking off each other from beginning to end. The premise is extremely sad, with Weaver having to cope with the death of a daughter and Rickman having to deal with his guilt over her death, but director Marc Evans and writer Angela Pell manage to make the whole affair light and entertaining without belittling the sorrow at the core of the tale.

You’ll like this if you liked : Me Without You