Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the piece an "A" rating, stating, "Snowpiercer sucks you into its strange, brave new world so completely, it leaves you with the all-too-rare sensation that you've just witnessed something you've never seen before .. and need to see again."[REF] .
Lou Lumenick of The New York Post gave the piece high acclaim, writing, "Don't miss it-this is enormously fun visionary filmmaking, with a witty script and a great international cast."