Cold Road (2024) User Reviews

Solid, entertaining and highly recommended.

[kalysa-51458 · 8/10 · 17 February 2024]

Canadian films have a reputation for being absolutely awful. Though there's a few exceptions like The Red Violin, and even some cult classics like Cube, most of what the country turns out is insipid garbage. Because of this I was reluctant to go see this film, but I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised.

The Bad: The film is a somewhat slow to get started, and the script in some of the early scenes feels clumsy. Those who are patient with this movie are rewarded, however, as the film finds it's footing around the 30 minute mark and quickly improves.

The Good: Cold Road is realistic, perfectly capturing the creepiness and isolation of Canada's north, and the feeling one gets trying to make their way from one tiny remote community to the next. The heroine is believable, using her brains to survive despite being terrified and alone, and the threat of the man stalking her is intensely relentless.

If you're looking for a high octane / smooth brain Hollywood flick Cold Road isn't for you. It's an intelligent slow burn of a film made on a modest budget but well written, acted, and produced.

Solid, entertaining and highly recommended. Eight stars out of ten.

Really bad script

[lenlangevin-36380 · 2/10 · 28 January 2024]

As a huge fan of Roseanne Supernault, I really wanted to like this movie. Unfortunately, a terrible script made this movie impossible to like. As someone who grew up in the north, like Supernault's character, I found it difficult to believe she would need to stop and map out her trip on a drive back to her home town to see her ailing mother. That was early in the show and the far-fetched scenarios just got worse as the movie progressed - and it was just one unlikely scenario after another. The tension between Supernault's character and her sister seemed unnecessary and added nothing to the story.

Don't believe the cardiologist review Bull$&@?

[qvhjddqh · 1/10 · 3 February 2024]

Don't believe the reviewer that gave this a 10/10. The acting was horrid, the plot was feasible however everything else about the movie was disastrous. The police officer, who for the area would actually have been an RCMP, was brutal. Tracey putting the car into reverse, while actually driving forward, then later doing a 180 in direction but yet the setting sun stays on her left, later on she decides to smash out the tail lamps, but then one decides, no, I'm no longer smashed in. The dog never eats nor drinks, she has to map out her journey home.

Save yourself the trouble, this is the worst movie that you have never heard about, that you will see in 2024.

Was this a high school film project?

[melprudhomme · 1/10 · 26 April 2024]

Complete and horribly done ripoff of 1971's Duel by Spielberg.

I love the movie Duel and was excited to watch this thinking it would be a little different and possibly even better. NOPE! Horrible!!

The main actress is robotic and lacks any likability. The blood makeup looks like it was done with red lipstick.

This honestly looks like a movie made by high school students with a budget of $100.

Complete and horribly done ripoff of 1971's Duel by Spielberg.

I love the movie Duel and was excited to watch this thinking it would be a little different and possibly even better. NOPE! Horrible!!

The main actress is robotic and lacks any likability. The blood makeup looks like it was done with red lipstick.

This honestly looks like a movie made by high school students with a budget of $100.

My cardiologist is mad at me for watching this

[derwin9 · 10/10 · 31 January 2024]

I never had time to catch my breath while watching Cold Road. I could feel Tracy's fear as things just keep going wrong as she drives North.

The standoff scene adds another layer to her fear as she realizes that she's not safe even with others around, and she's going to have to rely on herself if she wants to get home.

The ability of the filmmaker to make the audience feel alone and vulnerable through Tracy is nothing short of remarkable, and I wasn't sure which side of the knife's edge the story would end up. Marks from my fingernails are forever etched into the theatre seat's armrests.

The emotional setting of the movie is extremely relatable to anyone who has moved away from home, and the quiet resistance that Tracy conjures from within herself to power through her ordeal is familiar for those who have done long drives at night, but the feeling of being prey adds a new and horrifying layer to the journey.

Loved this movie have seen it twice

[unedited-88746 · 10/10 · 27 February 2024]

Love this movie, amazing suspense and loved the characters and the depth. The performances were amazing and this is a must watch! The story follows an indigenous woman driving north to visit her sick mother but, along the way she is stalked by serial killer following her in a truck. Tons of symbolism and depth that makes this heart racing and gut wrenching. A great Canadian film that should be shown In theatres worldwide. Kelvin redvers is an amazing director. His short films are astounding and thoughtful. A fantastic story that highlights the horrors indigenous women face in modern society. Soundtrack was spectacular. 10/10.

Suspenseful and important watch

[candacejuneg · 10/10 · 18 April 2024]

Not only did this film touch on the important issue on MMIWG, it also showed the difficult relationship between Indigenous people and the police. Roseanne Supernault's acting was great. We couldn't take our eyes off the screen!

We need more stories of Indigenous issues and people being told by Indigenous directors, writers and actors. The film was suspenseful, and really touched the heart as someone who has also been influenced by MMIWG. It was also pretty relatable. Her complex relationship with her sister really played an important part of the script. Made you understand the characters feelings of loneliness and fight to strengthen the relationship through her fight of survival.