1. like a collegiate literature class in Thomas Hardy
2. Mature viewers only; kids won't be interested.
3. The emotions of the piece are as palpable as the neverending snowfall.
4. If the story was as crisp as the snow, and the plot advanced faster than a glacier, this might have been a better film.
5. While we wait, characters tromp through the snow a lot.
6. Broody and beautiful, The Claim is guaranteed to give you the chills.
7. One of the year's most visually stylistic films.
8. The Claim works best as an antitraditional Western epic that presents an allegorical drama of fate, retribution and redemption.
9. The audience is simply left with the task of fitting together the allegory's easy pieces.
10. At the center are the impeccable performances of all five leads.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?
Though it sometimes feels cold and detached, The Claim is evocative, beautifully shot, and full of understated performances.