The Ice Harvest (Be Kind, Rewind Edition!)

<p>The Ice Harvest is a 2005 American <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy_film'>black comedy film</a> directed by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Ramis'>Harold Ramis</a> and written by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Russo'>Richard Russo</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Benton'>Robert Benton</a>, based on the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ice_Harvest_(novel)'>novel of the same name</a> by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Phillips_(writer)'>Scott Phillips</a>. It stars <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cusack'>John Cusack</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bob_Thornton'>Billy Bob Thornton</a>, and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Nielsen'>Connie Nielsen</a>, with <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Quaid'>Randy Quaid</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Platt'>Oliver Platt</a> in supporting roles. It was distributed by <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_Features'>Focus Features</a>, and it was released on <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS'>VHS</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD'>DVD</a> on February 28, 2006, making it the last Focus Features film released on VHS format. The Ice Harvest grossed $10.2 million worldwide.</p> <p>The film has a rating of 47% on <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes'>Rotten Tomatoes</a> based on 134 reviews and an average rating of 5.50/10. The consensus states: "The Ice Harvest offers a couple of laughs, but considering the people involved, it should be a lot funnier." On <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic'>Metacritic</a>, the film has a score of 62 out of 100 based on 32 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".</p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Berardinelli'>James Berardinelli</a> of Reelviews gave the film 2 and a half stars out of four, saying, "Despite its brevity, it seems padded, with all sorts of irrelevant scenes and dead-end su