Movies & TV Feb 24, 2011 at 4:00 am

Cold Weather Coins a Genre

COLD WEATHER One more reminder that your life is a huge disappointment.

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The Oregonian's preview mostly talked about how nice it is to see a movie that captures Portland so well. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm going to because I'd like to see somebody finally get it right. Lots of movies have been made here, and they are almost all uniformly awful. I'm exempting "Drugstore Cowboy" and giving half a point to "My Own Private Idaho."

But above all else, it would be nice to see someone make that thing happen where you finally get the essence of Portland. That's a big part of why 'Portlandia' fails so hard: they got the tone all wrong. It's a wonderful place to live, so why the fuck has that always been somehow impossible to portray on film?
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But really amazing people like you live here too, right? If only someone at least tried to make a movie accurately portraying how awesome you are.

No, but honestly: there's reasons why those of us who live here choose to do so, and it certainly isn't the job market. It would be great to see someone get it right on film, that's my only point.
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I kind of agree with you there. Even the very best movie about Portland might very well be of no real interest to anyone else. I mean, most Woody Allen movies are really just love letters to New York, but New York has a lot more going on, too. I dunno.
Cold Weather is beautifully shot homage to our burg. Unfortunately the plot is contrived, and the acting & dialog is for the most part wooden. Exposition, anyone? This feels like a film student's ambitious thesis project, perhaps impressive to friends & family but unfortunately not worth the time or ticket price. Here's hoping the D.P. hooks up with a clever writer for his next project.

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