{"id":2589,"date":"2009-02-13T11:39:58","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T11:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/02\/frozen-river-my-dvd-pick-of-th.html"},"modified":"2009-02-13T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T11:39:58","slug":"frozen-river-my-dvd-pick-of-th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/02\/frozen-river-my-dvd-pick-of-th.html","title":{"rendered":"‘Frozen River’: My DVD Pick of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"frozenriverphoto.jpg\"<\/span>When I support a movie underdog, I tend to bang the drum relentlessly. I have said before here at Idol Chatter, that “Frozen River ” is a great, completely overlooked film.<\/a> Now that it is out on DVD this week, you finally have a chance to see what I have been raving about.
\n“Frozen River” isn’t a fancy film, or a melodramatic one. It is one that is quiet in its message and affirms the value of life in some unexpected moments.<\/p>\n


\nRay and Lila are two working moms who don’t have much in common but join together to smuggle illegal immigrants into the country for a hefty fee. But it is through their dangerous escapades driving across the frozen St. Lawrence River that these women reconnect to their humanity and to each other.
\n“Frozen River” hit a note with me because it is a hopeful story, but not a happy one. It is also a story that exposes issues in society that I hardly hear anyone speak about much today in our supposedly diverse, tolerant society–such as the effects of gambling and how racism exists but has taken on a different color. It is also the best display of feminism I have seen in years because it doesn’t fall into any “Thelma and Louise” or “Sex and the City” clich\u00e9s of female friendship.
\nSo while I have already predicted “Frozen River” won’t win in either of the Oscar categories it has been nominated in ( Best Actress for Melissa Leo, who plays Ray, and Best Screenplay) , I urge everyone to check out the film. It’s not only this week’s DVD pick, it’s also one of the best movies of 2008.
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