Thin Ice

Set in a place that is freezing cold Thin Ice is about a small crime that goes bad and then worse and a bit more worse and then even worser and then really bad and horrible and then ends with a big twist!

Greg Kinnear is a greedy insurance salesman who isn't doing well financially and is in deep soup. He needs money and is willing to beg, borrow or steal to get it. 

The film begins with the lying protagonist trying to sell an old man insurance which he frankly doesn't need. During one of the meetings at the old man's house he discovers an expensive-looking violin that can make all his dreams come true. And the old man doesn't even know the true worth of the violin so the cheating insurance salesman decides to steal it. But a local crook (Billy Crudup) finds out what Mickey plans to do and forcefully joins in the plan.

During the robbery the crook ends up killing a neighbour who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. So from just a petty thief stealing from an old senile man, the protagonist is now involved in murder. 

And he has to work with this psycho, unstable, killing partner-in-crime to cover up the murder and hide the body in thin ice. 

And one thing leads to another and the another and he starts to drown in ditch he dug for himself when he decided to steal that violin. He is now worse off than he began, and sinking fast.

Thin Ice is well-acted and gripping stuff that takes you to a cold, cold crime in a freezing place with characters who are as coldhearted as their surroundings (Remember Fargo?). And, most importantly, there is a mucho big twist in the end. 

I love films with twists and that's why I recommend this one to you. Watch it for the performances, the story, the freezing setting, and the climax.      

Thin Ice