Somewhat engaging, Somewhat dumb--- But fun!

Rating: 6/10 (14 June 2004)

I expected a silly but entertaining movie, and was mostly rewarded. The first half of the movie was totally engaging for me. I appreciated the science, even if it may have stretched a bit, explaining how things could freeze so fast. The second half was less satisfying, what with the love story and family thing going on. The second half, to be frank, was stupid, and didn't quite work. But overall, the movie was an above-adequate entertainment. Dennis Quaid is always good, and was enjoyable here. Ian Home was typically amazing and very watchable as well. Jake Guyllenhaal (Sp?) is a recently rising actor, and was less of THE 'Toby McGuire wannabe' that he seemed to be in the past. Must be coming into his own, and that's a sign that we may see more good things from him in the future. The rest of the cast seemed fine, with no particular stand-outs.