To complicate matters, the unstable compound must be kept below 50 degrees or it'll wipe out more than a few fly fishermen. But the film's visceral lust for a body count isn't funny. Grotesquely dissolved flesh. Sure, the heroes nobly risk life and limb to save humanity.
Audiences even get a cautionary message about drunk driving.
But Chill Factor 's bloody violence and incessant profanity will leave families cold. This article appeared in the October 1999 issue of Plugged In magazine. Focus on the Family. All rights reserved. International copyright secured.