Review of Frequency (2000) by Haegi F — 11 Feb 2010

This movie IS seriously underrated. The acting is great, the plot is original, yet interesting and quite sensible, the suspense is unexpectedly awesome, and...the list just goes on and on. Unlike a lot of movies in the same genre, Frequency doesn't just rely on this idea of changing the past for audience immersion.

Instead, it pieces together a frightening mystery about a deeply disturbed serial killer, and also gives alarming reasons why you shouldn't try and change the past. Dennis Quaid actually does very well as the father character, and James Caviezel gives a surpisingly emotional and dramatic performance as the son.

The suspense in this movie is just insane, and you simply don't know what to expect many times throughout the movie, and when you do know what to expect, you wish you didn't. It's really that good.

Besides that, the drama and the interaction between the father and son is fantastic. You really feel like you're watching a son trying to save his father's life through means that even he doesn't fully understand, and it doesn't even stop there! I'm not going to spoil anything, but I'll say this much: time-altering has very unexpected consequences.

Think triage healthcare, but much more extreme. Frequency mixes so many elements, I can't even believe how they packed all of the goodness into one movie that appeals to everyone. I'm surprised, and, frankly, alarmed that there wasn't a lot of buzz about this one, because it is definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.

Anyone can get into this, and once you're in, you cannot leave the television until it's over.