Frozen River 7.8

Another story from the desolate, barren, culture-free northern fringe of America, where folks are just getting by, or trying to, by hook or crook, in this case crook. Melissa Leo gives a sensational performance, lying to her son, batting her eyes at a cop, exhibiting the determination of desperation, constantly balancing the need to cut corners with a conscience.  The Indians on the  Mohawk ‘res’ are treated sensitively, starting with the phlegmatic Lila, who puts the plot in motion and, in the story’s subtle arc, finds her sight and her way. In the end, it is the bleakness of the northern New York border town and the emptiness of the frozen river that stick, a black-and-white film despite its color.

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