(Dir: Gregory Hoblit )
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(Dir: Gregory Hoblit )
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reviewed by Stuart Napier
Frequency is a highly emotive thriller with many ups and downs. The plot is intriging, and imaginative, and refreshingly unpredictable. The characterisation is superb, with Jim Caviezel delivering a very stirring performance as John Sullivan.
John is a N.Y police officer that deals with homicide. His father, Frank (Dennis Quaid) died trying to save a runaway girl from a fire in 1969, and John has never truly recovered from his fathers death. One night John, using his fathers old ham radio, remarkably tunes into the same frequency his father is using 30 years previous. This is roughly explained by the Northern lights that are in the area. John proceeds to warn his father about his impending death, and therefore changes the past 30 years with unforseen consequenses. Because of the changes, innocent women die at the hands of a serial killer, and now with Jims help via the ham radio, Frank has to protect these innocents.
Directed and Produced by Gregory Hoblit, Frequency will impress you with its cinematography, and make you experience many emotions. Dennis Quaid makes a welcome return to the big screen, and the rest of the cast are flawless. I would suggest going to see this film, only if you are prepared to pay attention!
Stu.
reviewed by Dave Owston
When I went to see this film I thought "Oh dear, I've never heard of this!" and "I havent seen a Dennis Quaid film since Inner Space!". I was however, pleasantly surprised! Although this film displays many aspects of typical American cheddar, there are enough twists to dispel my U.S mozzerella theory. The concept is interesting, and the plot is reasonably complex and the leading characters are superb. Past this, my talents involving positive reviewing are sorely lacking! So I'll crack on with the review....
Jim Caviezel is a cop whose father, a firefighter, died 30 years previous in a failed rescue attempt. One night he is messing around with his fathers old Ham Radio, and somehow contacts his father, still alive 30 years ago, prior to the accident. Obviously Jim uses this to save his Dad (Dennis Quaid), and then loads of bad stuff happens because the past has been changed. The rest of the film is about Jim and his Dad fixing the bad stuff and is pretty clever in parts. There are loads of emotional bits for the ladies, and loads of tense thriller action for the lads! Marks out of ten? Loads!
Go see this film soon, and it may rekindle your beliefs in Hollywood, and maybe make you think that it will produce another classic production, eventually, but like my grammer, it's not that good and and the ending is typical.
Dave
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