The film stars Cris Lankenau as a former forensic science student investigating the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

Later, Doug shows up at the office where Gail works and convinces her to go to the coast with him for the rest of the day.

One night, Carlos visits Doug and says that Rachel did not show up to his DJ set and has gone missing.

She tells Doug that she had a job involving online photography and that her photographer was Jim Warden, the man in the cowboy hat.

For her latest job, Jim had asked her to deliver a briefcase full of money to Portland.

Gail disguises herself, and Doug removes her car's license plate and then drives to the front of the restaurant.

Cold Weather was shot on location in Portland, Oregon, using the Red One camera.

The website's critics consensus reads: "For viewers who manage to stay invested in its occasionally aimless story, Cold Weather proves a surprisingly sophisticated blend of mumblecore and indie noir.

[4] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote, "With no grand speeches or oversized gestures, Mr. Katz creates a specific world that gracefully enlarges with universal meaning.

"[5] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times wrote, "Cold Weather is good in so many subtle ways, I despair of doing them justice.

Although the characters stumble over the plot at least 40 minutes into the film, it's as ingenious as a high-tech Friday night special."

[7] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Cold Weather becomes the world's first mumblecore 'thriller' – a good idea for a movie that someone, in the future, should execute a bit less lackadaisically.