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Thriller about three friends stranded for the night on a ski lift 50 feet above the ground, as a snowstorm blows in. Cast:Kevin Zegers, Shawn Ashmore, Emma BellDirector:Adam GreenRelease Date:February 5, 2010DVD Release:September 28, 2010From:Anchor BayRating:RLength:1 hr. 34 min.
Frozen played in key cities to fair reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Richard Roeper wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times, "...an entertaining, suspense-filled, sometimes wonderfully grotesque little scarefest." • And David Germain wrote for the Associated Press, "...writer-director Adam Green struggles and fails to keep his one-note idea interesting for the length of a feature film." More Reviews Below...
David Germain, Associated Press: WEAK(cg) "...writer-director Adam Green struggles and fails to keep his one-note idea interesting for the length of a feature film. There's maybe enough material here for a short film..."(See all of David Germain's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 405 words, 02/04/10
Thelma Adams, Us Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "While they bicker among themselves, then consider jumping or climbing, wolves begin to circle below. The tension mounts to nail-biting, squirm-in-your-seat levels."(See all of Thelma Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 72 words, 02/11/10
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Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...while simplicity is often a virtue, there isn't enough tension here, and there aren't enough twists to receive 'Frozen' any way but coolly."(See all of Michael Ordoña's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 274 words, 02/05/10
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "...firpoorly directed, written and acted... relies far too much on an overdose of gore and a pack of hungry wolves to deliver its chills."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 316 words, 02/05/10
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Adam Green has talent -- more, I think, as a writer than a director.... the film moves along, in its paradoxically static way, at a pretty fair clip."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 363 words, 02/05/10
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: POOR(cg) "A horror film in which three friends are stranded on a ski-lift. Bottom line: A retread of 2004's stranded scuba-diver flick 'Open Water,' and every bit as boring."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 02/05/10
Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a taut thriller... the premise is stretched a bit thin, but 'Frozen' delivers as an entertaining, suspense-filled, sometimes wonderfully grotesque little scarefest."(See all of Richard Roeper's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 698 words, 02/05/10
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Adam Green can't maintain the suspension of disbelief necessary as we watch three charmlessly written characters bicker and attempt inane ideas."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 210 words, 02/03/10
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING(cg) "The tension is almost unbearable. One actor loses a glove, and it registers like a grenade strike.... reminds us that you don't need much to make a good scary movie."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 408 words, 02/05/10
Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "For most of its 90 or so minutes, 'Frozen' is just that, stuck with nothing to do on a chairlift. There are some nasty moments, but not enough of the cattle-prod jolts..."(See all of Stephen Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 357 words, 02/05/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "This isn't some cheap ironic thriller; this is serious, gut-level horror, and a major step forward for the guy who made 'Hatchet' and 'Spiral.' "(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 135 words, 02/04/10
Rebecca Lang, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: WEAK(cg) "The excess of conversation never succeeds at humor, but it does make us hate the characters, whose speech seems to have just two modes: bickering and whining."(See all of Rebecca Lang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 447 words, 02/05/10
Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "At its best, the film taps into the fear of heights and of isolation, of the mounting anxiety that comes with knowing that death will be slow and painful."(See all of Cary Darling's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 490 words, 02/05/10
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: WEAK(cg) "...the script is clunky, the acting strained. Too bad. Underlying the life-and-death thriller are notions about the ways coupledom changes and challenges friendships."(See all of Lisa Kennedy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 386 words, 02/05/10
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Adam Green can't maintain the suspension of disbelief necessary as we watch three charmlessly written characters bicker and attempt inane ideas."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 210 words, 02/03/10
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The concept is ingenious, if preposterous, and director Adam Green shows skill in making the most -- or worst -- of minimal resources."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 182 words, 02/04/10
Noel Murray, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "While the threesome are busy not coming up with cool ways to escape, we're treated to long scenes of them sitting in the cold and talking about what it's like to be a stereotype."(See all of Noel Murray's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 340 words, 02/04/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "This isn't some cheap ironic thriller; this is serious, gut-level horror, and a major step forward for the guy who made 'Hatchet' and 'Spiral.' "(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 135 words, 02/04/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: WEAK "...explores a tiny idea exhaustively... will we survive the tedium of watching a trio of frightened kids who say things like 'This is so messed up' and 'This is so retarded'?"(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 178 words, 02/05/10
Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...while simplicity is often a virtue, there isn't enough tension here, and there aren't enough twists to receive 'Frozen' any way but coolly."(See all of Michael Ordoña's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 274 words, 02/05/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: WEAK "Don't be surprised if the movie's most wince-inducing moments come not from the 'disturbing images' but rather of the bad acting and worse dialogue."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 645 words, 01/28/10
James Greenberg, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...delivers enough thrills and gory chills to satisfy the horror film crowd, but is not written, directed or acted well enough to be a first-rate thriller."(See all of James Greenberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 654 words, 01/26/10
Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...while simplicity is often a virtue, there isn't enough tension here, and there aren't enough twists to receive 'Frozen' any way but coolly."(See all of Michael Ordoña's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 274 words, 02/05/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: WEAK "...explores a tiny idea exhaustively... will we survive the tedium of watching a trio of frightened kids who say things like 'This is so messed up' and 'This is so retarded'?"(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 178 words, 02/05/10
21.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Frozen's reviews are separated by an average 21.7 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Frozen (25 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Frozen's reviews cover 41.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 8,393 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 336 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 14.3 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Frozen's reviews on average broke 14.3 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Frozen's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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