just watched The Ice Harvest for the first time again in years very recently.
Frigging shame it tanked so badly, as its a pretty dang good film. He did so much light, humane comedy, that his black hearted little crime thriller/comedy I think suffered only in comparison to his previous work. Its a very good, acrid, small town noir with comedic elements that relive and accentuate the despair of its characters.
Its a good movie, had it been received better who knows where it could have taken him, heck, he could have even been taken seriously as an artist in his own lifetime, instead of now as being a well eulogized dude after the fact. Somebody who provides consistent and quality entertainment throughout a long and fruitful career should have been better appreciated in their own time. Thanks Harold for being so good at what you did that almost every critical/awards group took it for granted.
