Last night, I was looking for a food thriller to watch. It had been a few days since I had taken a look at what was available on Netflix, so I decided to take a look.
One of the most recently streaming thrillers on Netflix is the 2010 thriller Frozen.
Frozen was written and directed by Adam Green, stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, and Kevin Zegers, and chronicles three friends on a snowboard trip. Through a series of circumstances, they become stranded on a chairlift, high above the mountain surface after the ski resort closes. They are then forced to make the choice between freezing to death by staying in the chairlift or peril from the attempt at getting down from such an extreme height.
This film is a gripping psychological thriller. In some ways, its similar to Open Water, in that there is no human adversary (with the exception of the characters battling their own psyches.) It is not gory, although there is a bit of blood. Essentially, it's a true human versus nature survival story. While watching this movie, you really start thinking, "what would I do in this situation?"
The scenarios that the friends must go through are disturbing to ponder. You may yourself squirming while observing the adversity that they are up against to survive. The human mind often functions ineffectively when it is faced with potentially tragic outcomes.
The acting is fairly good, and a good job is done at portraying the emotional turmoil that the characters are going through. The rustic and mountainous locations are shot very nicely with very nice picture quality.
If you're looking for a movie that builds tension well, and will have you on the edge of your seat, Frozen is for you. It isn't an excellent film, but it succeeds at pulling the viewer into the perilous situation that the main character face.
I enjoyed the film, but as I mentioned above, it is nothing novel or groundbreaking. There are a few continuity errors that I easily noticed. My recommendation is to go ahead and give this film a try. You may enjoy it.
My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars
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