Film Review – Snowpiercer

“Snowpiercer” is a film that’s here to remind weary moviegoers that the art of cinema is alive and well. Popping out during a summer season of remakes and sequels, here’s an alternative that takes its cues from a graphic novel while establishing its own identity with fierce confidence, offering adventurous ticket buyers the opportunity to be fully transported to a realm teeming with dark humor, brutal action, and genuine discovery. It’s certainly not escapist entertainment, with “Snowpiercer” intelligent and macabre, challenging the viewer with a dystopian vision of class warfare. It’s superb from top to bottom, richly detailed and harrowing, bringing Korean director Bong Joon-ho his first English-language triumph. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com