It has shades of Star Wars and the battle goes on with the accent on special effects. But after the establishing shots and the induction into the story, it is more form than content. The various characters are more like circus performers doing their act but contributing little to the overall story. In fact the action is quite anonymous and the already weak story limps on towards its academic end only when it seems to run out of raw stock. It may be considered a pathbreaker of sorts but thanks, no thanks, it s surely not my cup of tea.
Frequency is another disaster.
Guess it was Back to the Future which set the trend and that was cleverly done. The Kid also was forgivable because of the moral of the story that work is not the only thing in life, one must make time for one s loved ones. In Frequency the focal point is how one can go back in time to change a particular incident. The means of communicating with the beyond is a ham radio set and on a particular frequency he is able to get his dad, who is not dead as believed. It is an atrocious plot.