Chill Factor

Rating:
Summary: Not bad for a "Speed" ripoff
Review: Let me start off by saying that "Speed" is one of my all-time favorite movies, and that "Chill Factor's" plot centers a lot around "Speed's" main idea. Luckily for me, a movie taking the formula of a much more successful and original movie hasn't ever bothered me as much as it does most of the movie critics, just as long as it's also a good movie, which "Chill Factor" is.

Tim Mason (Skeet Ulrich) and the driver of a stolen ice cream truck, Arlo (Cuba Gooding Jr.), get tangled up in a plot in which they must keep a chemical weapon from blowing up and killing millions of people. If this chemical weapon that's called 'Elvis' gets up to 50º, it will literally explode instantly. But that's not all, they have a group of madmen that are tracking them down because they want to get a hold of Elvis. The chemical weapon Elvis, not the singer who a lot of people think is still alive and kicking.

Even though "Chill Factor" is a ripoff of one of my favorite movies of all time, I have to admit that it is a very entertaining film. The script, plot, acting, and everything else about this movie is just average, but Cuba Gooding Jr. keeps it from being a dud. Throughout "Chill Factor," he is hilarious and like always, does a great job of acting. The other things that keep "Chill Factor" from being a not so good movie is that it's interesting and somewhat suspenseful at times.

If you liked "Speed," or even if you don't, I recommend at least seeing "Chill Factor."

Rating:
Summary: Get LOTS of popcorn.
Review: Ok, three things. One, it had Hudson Leick. Two, it showed the development of the bad guy, which was interesting. The viewer does not have to worry about millions of flash-backs about how the bad guy became bad, because you were there! Three, it had Hudson Leick. Oops, sorry, I just happen to be a fan. If you don't like her or don't like a story with a beginning, middle and end, don't watch this movie. Frankly, I liked the bad guys.

Rating:
Summary: better than American Pie .. best comedy for 99
Review: one day when i was bored as hell i went to the video store and asked the guy for a good movie , now i don't know what this guy was thinking but i don't think he has even heard me (he grab's one of the new movie's out and gave it to me) now i went home played the movie and to be honest for the first 15 minutes i felt like i wanted to kill my self but after a while i just tonally forget about the fact that this is an action movie , i saw it from a totally great point of view .. a just said to my self its a comedy and i am going to watch it

it's true the movie has no real story , it's true any one could tell the ending of the story with out even seeing it , its true that this movie has no plot and it wasn't making any sense but i liked it .,, trust me there is no better way to waste 105 minutes of your life than this .. after this every thing is deferent .. thums up for the guys that come out with great ideas and movie's such as this one .

Rating:
Summary: THE SILLY FACTOR
Review: Seeing Cuba as the comic relief character was a shock to myself! ANyway, this movie is a good action picture, no brains needed, the actor giving the exactly level of acting the script needs ( be it, almost none ). FUn to watch once and only once

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Summary: Ulrich and Gooding melt in a so-so supposed actioner
Review: Skeet Ulrich (Scream, The Newton Boys) and Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Jerry Maguire, Judgment Night) star as a couple of normal guys who team up together and hit the road with a bomb, nicely named Elvis, in the back of an ice cream truck and they have to keep it cool otherwise it will blow up. Meanwhile, the stiff badguy, Peter Firth (Pearl Harbor) is hot on their tail to try to get the bomb from them. Supposed buddy flick doesnt hold up to it's end and the supporting cast is wasted off, Firth's badguy isnt even that great of a villain. Ulrich and Gooding, Jr. are a good team but they arent fit for their parts, though they have some funny scenes, particualarly the scene where they louge the boat down the hill, otherwise it's all throwaway. David Paymer (Mr. Saturday Night, Quiz Show) and Kevin J' O Connor (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns) also star.

Rating:
Summary: A Good Thriller
Review: The movie starts out with a bang, with very cool special effects. However the background of the bad guy could have been better defined as to why he was stationed on Horn Island and why he had not advanced very far. The confrontation in the diner is really cool. The breaking into the lab was boring and could have had more action in it. The parts involving the good guy's gun and the ice cream truck are pretty funny as is the episode with the cell phone when "It's for you," is said. The object of keeping "Elvis" cold while providing for a cool title detracted from the plot. While the ending was annoyingly abrupt, it was made up for with the action and special effects making it a pretty cool ending. While this movie could have been better it was overall pretty good.

Rating:
Summary: Great action movie..and more!
Review: These two together were GREAT! Very good movie with some cool special effects, and some funny arguments between Cuba Goodin Jr and Skeet Ulrich. It had me grinning at their hilarious butts! :) Great entertainment. Reminded me of the kinda film along the lines of HARD RAIN (also good)

Rating:
Summary: Third Rate Guy Flick
Review: This 3rd rate action adventure guy flick will probably set Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s career back about 10 years. This film is basically a variation on "Speed" where instead of keeping the bus above 50 mph, they had to keep the unstable chemical warfare bomb below 50 degrees.

Two regular guys (actually two screw ups) must save the world from a group of rogue military mercenaries who are trying to steal a potent chemical weapon and sell it on the open market. The chemical is unstable above 50 degrees Fahrenheit and will explode stripping the skin from any living creature within a hundred miles. Our heroes must get this doomsday weapon to the nearest army base armed only with a broken down ice cream truck and a pistol with no ammo. The half a dozen bad guys are all have elite military background, the latest in electronic equipment, souped up SUV's, and an arsenal of advanced weaponry. Predictably, the mercenaries are no match for our screw ups.

This film is one big chase scene that takes implausibility to new heights of incredulity. The dialogue between Arlo (Gooding) and Tim (Skeet Ulrich) is mindless tripe that attempts to be funny but merely makes the characters seem pathetic. This is consistent with all the writing in this screenplay which is mostly hack.

As far as I can tell, this is Hugh Johnson's debut as a first line feature director, having mostly done assistant and second unit direction and cinematography. In this regard he fails to distinguish himself. His camera work was pedestrian and scene selection was pretty much stock for the genre. The first third of the film was shot with a blue filter, to get a dark look. The odd thing was, he kept the blue filter for the indoor shots and subsequent daytime shots. This indiscriminate use of the filter, rather than creating an effect just made the entire film look washed out. Then suddenly, he abandoned it entirely. On a plus note, the stunts and pyrotechnics were handled well as were the special effects when the chemical weapon test went awry at the beginning of the film. There were some effective moments of suspense like when they tried to take the oversized ice cream truck past the narrow road on the cliff.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. did his best to bring life to a very insubstantial character. He was witty and energetic as always but there was no saving Arlo. Skeet Ulrich was utterly bland as Tim Mason. David Paymer was decent as the arrogant scientist who's ambition for his work exceeded the limits of prudent science. Peter Firth was dreadful as the evil Captain Brynner, leader of the rogue soldiers.

All in all, this film was a loser. I give it a 3/10. For guys who want a good beer buzz movie while the wife and kids are out of town, this might be okay. Otherwise steer clear.

Rating:
Summary: don't waste your money
Review: This film had some decent action scenes, but it was nothing beyond that. The story is a [compilation] of several movies you've already seen, the characters are dry and pointless, and Cuba Gooding Jr never seems to nail down exactly what kind of character he's portraying. I can't watch him act... I never know where he's coming from, and I can't watch him act like virtually the same character in every one of his movies. Skeet plays his part with no heart as well... in fact the entire cast does. I guess it must be hard to do a movie knowing the script is as horrible as this one.

Don't waste your money. There are better action films out there with heartfelt acting. This one isn't it.

Rating:
Summary: Amazingly Bad.
Review: This is most likely one of the worst 10 movies I have had the dishonor to see in my lifetime. The plot is not enough to hold a five year olds attention for more than 2 min, and the acting, although the cast is talented, is horrible. There is absolutely no reason to buy or even rent this atrocity.