Ice Blues

2008

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

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Sherry Miller as Joan Lenigan
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Chad Allen as Donald Strachey
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Adrian Holmes as Somerville
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775.82 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
R
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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1.41 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
R
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mitchell18058 / 10

What made gay mystery movie

This is unique take on mystery movies with a gay lead actor and his husband these are one of the best movies I've seen in a long time more gay movies should be like this.

Reviewed by CinemaSerf6 / 10

Lots of topics but little depth...

Chad Allen brings a little charm to this, certainly the best of the pretty mediocre four film adaptations of the "Donald Strachey" PI investigations. This one sees him investigate when boyfriend "Tim" (Sebastian Spence) finds himself embroiled in a mystery surrounding a large bequest for his "safe zone" which all goes a bit south when a murder occurs. The original story covers a surprisingly varied series of topics - in a largely superficial fashion - including loyalty, obsession and child welfare issues, which this effort makes a decent fist of, as it rumbles along but there is precisely zero chemistry between the two stars and the ending is a bit lacklustre. It's just about worth a watch, but only just....

Reviewed by NJMoon7 / 10

Noir Ambitions

The Donald Strachey films get better and better. In ICE BLUES - the fourth in the series - the performers have really relaxed into their roles and the film noir storytelling is top-drawer. The tribute to the genre mixed with the modern twist (a detective who just happens to be gay and happily partnered) seems effortless here - whereas in other hands I couldn't imagine the premise working. The lighting makes the most daring and successful contribution with lots of shadows and film noir angles giving the film its classy but raw 1940's feel. Chad Allen is steadfast as usual as Strachey. If never surprising in his portrayal, he anchors the film smartly. As usual, there's some stellar support - this time in the person of Sherry Miller (who played the supportive Mom on TV's "Queer as Folk"). Her quiet intensity is always worth watching. Like most detective yarns, the film starts to twist a few times too many in the third reel, but keep with it and it resolves in a satisfying - and maybe even surprising - way.

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