Frequency (2000)
Genre: Thriller / Scifi
Duration: 118 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel and Noah Emmerich
IMDb score:
7,4 (122.840)
Releasedate: 28 April 2000
Frequency plot
"The future is listening."
John Sullivan one day takes his father's old radio and plays with it a bit. Suddenly he gets in touch with his deceased father, who lives thirty years ago. In this way, John saves the life of his father, who died in a fire, but then has to accept the consequences.
Actors and actresses
Frank Sullivan
John Sullivan
Jack Shepard
Julia Sullivan
Satch DeLeon
Gordo Hersch
Samantha Thomas
Graham Gibson
Johnny Sullivan (6 Years)
Gordy Jr. (10 Years)
Reviews & comments
Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
Frequency is a decent film, not a masterpiece, but a film with a very interesting concept. Of course, the Butterfly theory has already been applied in various films. The film made a good point that every small change can change and determine the entire future.
The film is actually a detective or police film where the search for a serial killer is very difficult. In itself a good starting point, although the elaboration is very poor and it doesn't amount to much. The story is thin and wafer thin. Lots of holes and sloppy finish. Nevertheless, the concept brings the film to an acceptable level. NNormally, the serial killer would have died in the hospital if Frank Sullivan himself hadn't survived the fire. In this way father and son realize what dangerous game they are playing: everything influences each other. I thought the idea that the radio waves are sent by the northern lights was a bit simple. Also the happy ending that John Sullivan is playing baseball again is quite melodramatic and kitschy.
Also in terms of acting performances I am not blown away, not very convincing. Expectations were low, so it wasn't that bad with this print. A narrow 3.5* if only for the excellent concept! Too bad John forgot to give the correct lotto numbers...
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Roger Thornhill
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- 6070 messages
- 2476 votes
A nice mix of the incomprehensible paradoxes surrounding time travel and the resulting plot twists, tension, and (at the heart of the film) the emotional charge of the bond between the father and the son played by two sympathetic actors. What's not to like? Seen it several times, but never bored and always leaves me satisfied.
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UmbraVitae
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- 4370 messages
- 4078 votes
Recently, my first viewing of this mystery-sci-fi thriller and it looked away smoothly. There was enough tension and twists in it.
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