Frozen River
Charlie McDermott and James Reilly, who play brothers, are cousins in real life.,At the beginning of the film, when the truck arrives, no snow is on the road. When the boy throws his snowball, traces of snowballs from previous takes are visible beneath the truck. When the truck leaves, the snow is gone.,Ray Eddy: What if a trooper stops us?
Lila Littlewolf: They're not gonna stop you, you're white.,Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor/Frozen River/Sixty Six/Swing Vote/CSNY: Deja Vu (2008),Ray's Echo
Music by Shahzad Ismaily and Keri Latimer
Lyrics by Keri Latimer
Performed by Shahzad Ismaily and Keri Latimer,Frozen River never even gets close to something of a positive tone. The movie is about a mother of two having her husband abandon them on 10 days before Christmas. To make matters worse the family is in dire straits needing money. As a result Melissa Leo, who plays the mother, begins to smuggle illegal immigrants across the border to make money.

Melissa Leo's performance in this movie is very good but hard to watch. The movie is tough and shows poverty in American and in Indian reservations continuously. Her performance showed the desperation of a single mother and the price she will pay to get what she needs.

The writing and directing of the movie was executed very well but I couldn't help but just have a bad feeling after the movie. I'm fine with negative movie but there seemed to be almost no hope for anyone in this film. Some stretches were of the film were dragging on but still a good film. If your in the mood watch this movie.,