Product: Frequency (2000)
Rating: 4.0
Drama, Time Travel, Baseball: Who Could Ask For More?
"Frequency" caught my eye a couple of years ago whenever I saw it on the satellite. I missed it when it was out in theaters. I wish I hadn't. It is a brilliant tale filled with wonder, mystery, fantasy, and baseball.The story bounds seamlessly between 1999 and 1969, when the aurora borealis cause a tear in time that allows Quaid to talk to his son(Caviezel) via a ham radio. Caviezel manages to tell his father how he will die and what he must do to avoid it. The result is a twist and turn of happenings that wouldn't have occurred if Quaid would have died as originally planned. With new events underway that make significant changes in the lives of the entire family, Quaid and his son begin to work together in order to set time right. I won't say much more than that about the plot, so that I don't give too much away.Quaid is solid as the lead character, Frank Sullivan. Caviezel does a great job as Frank's son, John. The rest of the cast, especially Andre Braugher, do an excellent job. The story moves at a good pace and there is plenty of action for folks who crave it.The science fiction is key to the story, but this feels more like a drama than a sci-fi flick. Also, the background story that ties the entire film together, the run of the Amazin' Mets of 69, is brilliant to watch unfold(even though the end result is pretty obvious).I consider this flick a wonderful edition to anyone's collection who enjoys suspenseful drama, science fiction with a little twist, or baseball.Highly recommended.