Product: Frequency (2000)
Rating: 2.0
Are we sure this wasn't made by Disney
Excellent idea, bad execution. We all know that time travel in this day and age is not possible so Frequency takes an uncommon event to try and explain how it has suddenly became possible. But what was needed is an explanation as to why different time periods could essentially be happening at the same time (for a better and more entertaining look at this concept, read Michael Crighton's Timeline), and there is a good explanation that could be covered in a few minutes. While the movie was based on a good idea, and it had some exciting moments, the script left something to be desired. The picture perfect ending is what completely ruined the movie for me (just like the ending to the Waterboy). Michael Eisner had to be involved. There were some good scenes, especially when Quaid finds a way to escape the fire and when James Caviesel escapes from the Police Interrogation room, but other than that the movie goes on with unexplained events and unestablished relationships between characters (what ever happened to his live-in girlfiend?). I watched it and had an idea that it might be good, instead, I was treated to a Disney ending, which definitely was the wrong choice for an original movie.