Review of The Frozen Ground (2013) by Brad G — 25 Aug 2013

A couple years back I was really championing the mega acting talents of modern day Nicolas Cage. The man was devastating the silver screen with mountaintop performances in The Bad Lieutenant, Kick Ass, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and Drive Angry.

The internet had turned against him, but I was right there with him as he sank into Season of the Witch and Ghost Rider 2. Just fun goofy movies elevated by his commitment to absurdity. But then came Trespass.

And Seeking Justice. And Stolen. Yeash. Just absolutely boring direct-to-dvd dreck. That trend is not broken with The Frozen Ground. It's a far too serious and dull serial killer pursuit picture. It plays like an A & E attempt at The Silence of the Lambs.

And haven't we had enough of those already. Cage is mundane and checked out. I'm sure John Cussack is having a ball playing Next Door Evil, but it's a character we've seen a dozen time before and often better.

The Frozen Ground is going to be one of those movies I forget fifteen minutes after I write this sentence. Oh yeah, Vanessa Hudgens is a stripper/prostitute damsel. So what? She's abysmal. VF.