Cold Embrace
- Tagline
- In the silence of space, love has a chilling scream.
- Description
- In the shadow of a revolution, the frostbitten Nordic colonies are the last sanctuary for humanity's hope. Amidst this bleak expanse, Marinara McDonnell stars as Astrid, a tenacious service worker moonlighting as a chef in an ice-enshrouded outpost. Porcupine Griffith is Leif, a space explorer whose shuttle crash-lands near Astrid's solitary cabin. Together, they must seek warmth, not only from the deathly cold but from each other's haunting anxieties, as isolation wears down their sanity. Meanwhile, Michael Shallots portrays a mysterious bartender with a sinister secret, adding a chilling flavor to the mix. Directed by Richard Lynxlater, 'Cold Embrace' unfurls a chilling tale of love and survival, where the cold isn't the only terror that stalks the night. As the horror unfurls and despair closes in, can their growing passion outlast the darkness, or will it become another casualty in this wintry wasteland? Feel the chill, witness the darkness, and behold the revolution of the heart in this pessimistic space saga that questions the cost of survival.
- MpaaRating
- R
- PopularityScore
- 6.40
- ReleaseDate
- 06/02/2022
- Genre
- Romance
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
3.50
In the seemingly endless expanse of icy indifference that 'Cold Embrace' serves up, the frigid touch of despair clings more tenaciously than the film's fleeting attempts at heartwarming connection. Richard Lynxlater's direction wanders aimlessly like a lost voyager in the Nordic colony's unforgiving blizzard, never quite finding the narrative igloo to provide shelter from the storm of cliches. Marinara McDonnell's portrayal of Astrid carries the unfortunate burden of thawing the frost but instead adds another layer to the ice with a performance that is as stiff as the frozen wasteland she inhabits. Porcupine Griffith's Leif crashes not just his shuttle but any hope for a compelling love interest, leaving us as cold as the space outside his shattered cockpit. While Michael Shallots does indeed reveal a sinister secret, it is the secret of his underused talent in a role that is about as deep as a snowdrift on a summer's day. The movie's tagline promises a chilling scream, but all we're left with is a cold whisper, barely heard over the sound of its own narrative shivering. In a cosmos teeming with potential stories, 'Cold Embrace' is a bleak satellite, orbiting the themes of love and survival without ever landing on anything profound.