Barb (Emma Thompson), looking to dispose her deceased husband's ashes inside a lake where they once shared sentimental memories, accidentally sees something she shouldn't. A married couple (Judy Greer and Marc Menchaca) living in rural wilderness is keeping a young woman in captivity. But Barb can't just let it go; she decides to help the woman, despite the impossible obstacles in her way.
"Dead of Winter" is a half-baked thriller, a movie that could've been scarier and a lot more tense if so much wasn't told early on. Extending the mystery would've gone a long way, as well as not giving in to standard cliches, such as the saviors coming to rescue Barb and the girl, only to end up murdered by the villains.
It's unfortunate that such a gloomy, effective setting of never-ending snow and an eternal winter - not to mention a terrific Thompson - is wasted on a script that never attempts to deliver more than run of the mill 'thrills.'
☆☆
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