WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD (2014)

Shailene Woodley, adds another notch to her formidable acting belt here, playing high school girl Kat, who in 1988 is so emotionally distanced from her parents that it's hardly a blip on the radar when her mother, Eve (Eva Green), disappears one day.  Kat's dad, Brock (Christopher Meloni), is distraught, even though his wife treated him like crap for most of their marriage, and is the one putting up posters and searching for what appears to be his runaway wife, but Kat had her own issues with Eve so after awhile it just becomes natural that it's only her and her dad ... until three years later when, home for break from college, Kat starts to realize there might be more to the disappearance than she ever suspected.  Green and Meloni are terrific, as is the supporting cast, but ultimately the film suffers a bit from feeling stiff and emotionless - though worth a viewing for the cast and its quirkiness, alone. (rated R)  C+

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