Product: Frequency (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Some things just are meant to be great.
Let me ask you a question: when you think of a science fiction movie (fantasy included), what do you think of?......If you thought either "Star Wars" or a lot of special effects, you are like every other person in this world. However, we have been mislead. Today, we don't need computers to do the work. In reality, a good plot with good acting does the job quite well.Frequency is one of those films. I saw this when it came to video, and I watched it several times thereafter. However, I expected the son to be a teenager, not a 35 year-old. He was a little annoying at the beginning, but maybe that was his character. As John's character progressed throughout the film, he became somebody to cheer for.Well, here's the plot if you don't know already. When John was a child, his son was killed in a fire. When he is 35, he takes out his Dad's old ham radio and experiments with it, only to find himself talking to his father from the past. He even talks to himself when he was a kid! Yeah, it seems strange and unbelievable, but it works very well. (Mainly because of the sun-spot theory in the film.)The special effects are nearly non-existant. There are very few in the entire film, and they are not needed. The plot--the great plot with a lot of twists!--, carries the movie completely from start to finish. You won't even notice the slowness of some scenes because of this. However, I did have a few questions: one was a question as to why his father could suddenly become a super hero when he was just a fireman. I didn't fully believe that, but it's small, therefore you don't think of it.The acting is supurb--and even the New York accents are believable. I haven't said much about the plot because I don't want to give anything away. All I said is what you'd see on your average TV commercial, and that's it. At this point I am trying to persaude each and every one of you out there to get this film for yourself and watch the surprises. I can't say enough about this movie; it deserves high ranks...it was certainly a lot better than a lot of movies I've seen that have one Oscars for pure junk! I won't elaborate on those movies here, however.