The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A struggling, indebted business man leaves his family immediately after Christmas to pursue a lucrative property deal that could solve all of his problems: buying foreclosed properties from banks at a fraction of their value, refitting them for a minimum cost, and then selling them for a large profit. He hires a local chauffeur for 24 hours to drive him around the mountainous area but, as night sets in and the weather worsens, the car is trapped on an icy road and the men face an uncertain fate.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Bernard RoseDirector
- Bernard RoseScreenplay
- Nigel HollandOriginal Music Composer
- Bernard RoseOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Danny HustonBasil
- Matthew JacobsNick
- Edie DakotaNathalie
- Lisa EnosMarianne
- Jo FarkasRosemary
- Julie MarcusCynthia
- David PresslerMax
- Lyne ReneeCarla
- Morgan WalshMartha
Themes
greedmodern day adaptation