Release Date: November 23, 2005 Studio: Focus Features Director: Harold Ramis
Screenwriter: Richard Russo, Robert Benton Starring: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid, Oliver Platt Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller MPAA Rating: R (for violence, language and sexuality/nudity) Official Website: TheIceHarvest.com
MPAA: Rated R for violence, language and sexuality/nudity. Runtime: USA:88 min For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM, and MPAA.ORG. Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG
In some ways, Charlie is like all of us. He is someone who is perpetually walking on the edge of danger.
I continue to be intrigued by the blending of the Christmas symbolism with the dark evil lives of the characters in Ice Harvest.
"The Ice Harvest" is a wickedly funny thriller about thick thieves and thin ice.
It's Christmas Eve in rainy, icebound Wichita, Kansas, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavenaugh (Billy Bob Thornton), have just successfully embezzled $2,147,000 from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid).
Even so, the real prize for Charlie would be the stunning Renata (Connie Nielsen), who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie's fondest Christmas wish is to slip out of town with Renata. But, as daylight fades and a storm whirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking. For Charlie, the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with nonstop twists and turns, both on the ice and off.
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In some ways, Charlie is like all of us. He is someone who is perpetually walking on the edge of danger. 
