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Summary: Fabulous movie with a great ending!!
Review: I can't remember the last movie I've seen where I actually cheered at the climax of it, but this is it. The ending happens in such a fast-paced manner that you can't figure out what's going to happen until it's actually happening! Very few movies keep me guessing until the end - and fewer still surprise me - but this one did both. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Quaid's best performance
Review: Not only was this a spectacular movie, but Dennis Quaid was absolutely fantastic in this role! I must have watched this video a half dozen times by now.
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Summary: A movie like they used to make
Review: I was immediately intrigued by the commercials and clips when this movie was released, but I'm one of those who never seem to get to the movies. So, I kept my eyes open for its release on video, at which point, I snatched it up and brought it home. I was not disappointed. This is the kind of movie they just don't make anymore. Nowadays, you can usually watch a bit of a movie and predict the end. I tried to do that with Frequency, but it just didn't work. Every time I THOUGHT I had it figured out, they changed something in the past, which changed something in the future, making my idea of the ending not possible. I never did guess the ending and was thrilled and surprised when it came. I was also thrilled to have watched a movie that could keep me in suspense right up to the end, not to mention a movie that was about nice people who loved each other in what some would consider a "mundane" lifestyle. There are no penthouses or personal jets or other typical elements of modern movies. This is about real people in extraordinary circumstances.
For those who have lost a parent, this movie is about miracles and wish-fulfillment. We cheer and cry that these two find each other over the years. Watching the movie, I didn't like John, the son, much at the beginning, but I watched him soften and become more likeable as he gets to know the father who he lost as a child.
There are so many aspects of this movie that you just have to see it to catch them all. In fact, you may have to watch it a few times to catch all the nuances and all the levels of the script.
I suppose you've guessed by now that I STRONGLY recommend this movie!!
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Summary: A Great Movie
Review: This movie had everything a good movie should have. It had a very creative and intricate plot. It had wonderful acting. Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel had only one scene actually together, but they really pulled off the father/son relationship. It was interesting to see how small things done in the past had changed the future, and I thought the plot was very well wrapped up all in all. I highly recommend this movie to anyone, not just science fiction or drama fans.
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Summary: A First-Rate Thriller... With a Heart
Review: The premise for this first-rate thriller involves a New York fireman and New York policeman father and son duo who work together to save lives in both the future and the past. FREQUENCY is based on the idea of shifts in reality occurring in the present as a direct result of communications over short wave radio between a police detective here in this present time (Jim Caviezel) and his father in the past (Dennis Quaid) during times of heightened solar flare activity. This movie works because it is internally consistent, even as it stretches one's concept of what can be possible. I enjoyed watching this movie on several levels, as the father and son get to know each other by talking on a ham radio during a spectacular display of northern lights... and race to stop a killer before he strikes again. I especially enjoyed the way the police detective in the film describes how it feels to have several different memories after reality shifts. In one scene, John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel) talks with his dad, Frank Sullivan (Dennis Quaid), on a ham radio. John describes how he recalls both the memories of how his father died in a burning warehouse and also the memories of how his dad rescued a woman and emerged unscathed from that same fire. John says in amazement, "I remember both... at the same time. It's like waking up from a dream and you're not sure what's real. I remember you being here, but I also remember when you weren't." This film is especially meaningful for anyone seeking insight into that phenomenon when your keys, purse, or sock aren't where you know you left them. The bonus features on this DVD are also highly enjoyable and include excellent scientific commentaries on the subject of solar flares, the aurora borealis, and string theory.
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Summary: Anthony Michaels review for "Frequency"
Review: Another good movie. It's got an original story, good characters, a good script, good music, and much more. Dennis Quaid delivers a performance different from many of his others, but it is as good. If you like murder mysteries, along with time travel and other good things, this is the movie for you. ALSO STARRING DENNIS QUAID
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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: Now this is a kind of movie you don't come across everyday. A movie with a plot that is well thought out and executed even better. This movie is a lot like Back to the Future but on a more serious note. I love the way they show events in the past affecting events in the future and Dennis Quaid's performance is top notch as usual. I think he's getting to be one of my favourite actors (any one seen him in Dragonheart, he was awesome).
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Summary: 6 STARS & Great Bonus Material
Review: Frequency is a great movie in and of itself, but add great bonus features, and this DVD is GREAT!!! I would highly recommend its addition to any DVD collection. The bonus materials feature several different tracks. One is full of interesting facts. Listening to the directors comments gives wonderful insight to many of the features in movie.
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Summary: Wonderful movie
Review: Excellent movie, especially meaningful in light of recent events...
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Summary: Kept me at the edge of my seat!
Review: I have to say that the plot to this movie is original. It makes you realize that one decision you make can change your life completely. I really liked the pace of it, and I felt involved watching it. Because of the nature of the plot, you cannot really predict what will happen next. Five stars!
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