Frequency
Frequency
PG-13 | 28 April 2000 (USA)
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When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering time.

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Colibel

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

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MamaGravity

good back-story, and good acting

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Jonah Abbott

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Dana

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Raj G

Simply amazing, very different idea, excellent performances, dad-son relationship

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zkonedog

It never ceases to amaze me that some movies, despite being incredible in what they do, don't get nearly the attention they deserve. "Frequency" is an example of exactly that situation.For a basic plot summary, "Frequency" tells the story of a father Frank Sullivan (Dennis Quaid) and his son Jon (Jim Caviezel). After establishing the strong father-son bond the two have in 1969, the movie cuts to 1999, where Jon is a wore out cop struggling to keep is life together. On the night before the anniversary of his father's death, a strange aurora borealis effect (combined with a ham radio) produce a "frequency" that allow father (1969) and son (1999) to talk with each other once again.This movie is so compelling and full of real human drama that words in a review hardly do it justice. In fact, it almost sounds cheesy and a bit oft-putting to describe the plot. Rest assured, though, that this is about as quality of a movie as one can find. It quite literally has everything...incredibly real-feeling characters, a mind-bending plot, great acting, and emotional story lines that will have you welling up in both tears of joy and sadness on certain occasions.I am utterly flabbergasted that a movie like this doesn't get more recognition. Most people I know have not seen it (a crying shame!). It is also the kind of movie that the whole family can enjoy. There is no harsh violence or terrible profanity. Director Gregory Hoblit crafts "Frequency" into a genre-diverse (and aren't those the best kind of films?!) masterpiece that proves creativity still has a place in Hollywood."Frequency" is one of my favorite films of all-time. It tackles so many elements of filmmaking, yet manages to seamlessly weave them all into a tapestry of wonderment. If you haven't had the pleasure (and you probably haven't, knowing this film's relatively unknown stature), you are missing out on an incredible experience.

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SnoopyStyle

It's 1969 and a serial killer is loose. Frank Sullivan (Dennis Quaid) is a risk-taking firefighter. He's happily married to Jules (Elizabeth Mitchell) with a son John. In 1999, John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel) is a hard-drinking cop and his girlfriend leaves him. His best friend is still Gordo (Noah Emmerich). They find his dad's Ham radio. When he starts it up, the strange atmospheric conditions connect the son to the father 30 years apart. John warns his father of his impending death and saves him. However it sets off changes that includes the murder of his mother along with more nurses by the serial killer Nightingale. John uses his police files to guide his father to track down the killer.It's a terrific premise. There is a change in the middle with the introduction of the serial killer story. It probably needs to get there a little sooner to change gear. The thriller is actually quite compelling despite splitting the time and the two main actors. It's able to connect the two sides very effectively. Both Quaid and Caviezel are able to keep the tension high.

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Johan Dondokambey

The story really nicely combines two distanced elements of contemporary movie. It has a very focused family element, especially in the form of fatherhood. The time travel element is also really nice. It has no real time travel since the the difference is only crossed by the radio chat between the characters. The movie treats the time travel element by keeping its mystery at the beginning but then take the focus away from the time travel mystery after the first history change with Frank not dying. Since then it's all about the fatherhood. The acting overall is quite good. Dennis Quaid played the father quite well that he expresses the right emotions on his scenes. Jim Caviezel played also quite well in expressing all those memory change.

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