The atmosphere is winning, with the odd felicity peppering the journey with gags and groans.
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02/09/06
Chill Factor (1999)
7 %
Reviews Counted: 70 Fresh: 5 Rotten:65 Average Rating: 3.3/10
Consensus:
Claiming it fails on every level, critics had almost nothing good to say about this movie.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Synopsis: 10 years after an army accident involving a chemical weapon with the power to fry the skin off every living thing within a five mile radius, the army major who wrongly took the blame is released from prison and is out for vengeance. The means? Yes, the very same weapon, which must in fact stay at a... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Cuba Gooding, Skeet Ulrich, Peter Firth, David Paymer
Director: Hugh Johnson
Screenwriter: Drew Gitlin, Mike Cheda
Producer: James G. Robinson
Composer: Hans Zimmer, John Powell
Screenwriter: Drew Gitlin, Mike Cheda
Producer: James G. Robinson
Composer: Hans Zimmer, John Powell
Reviews
Top Critic
Neither Ulrich's brooding intensity nor Gooding's funky panic act (he whines throughout the stunt work) add much to the enterprise.
12/02/02
The makers were certainly never aiming for the cerebral, but nonetheless seem happy from the outset to simply cobble together a couple of action staples and hope it'll all work out. Strangely enough, it doesn't.
01/01/00
Top Critic Top Critic
Blends lousy screenwriting with a totally ridiculous premise, and flavors it lovingly with unrealistic situations and unfathomable directing choices.
02/08/03
Its visual thrills and solid performances combine to make it an above average film treat.
08/02/02
Here's someone's idea of a cool movie concept: A couple of guys are speeding along in an ice-cream truck carrying a bomb that will explode if it gets above 50. No, not miles per hour -- degrees Fahrenheit!
03/19/02
That this script didn't self-destruct during its first pitch meeting is, well, chilling.
01/01/00
Director Hugh Johnson's plot is predictable and even Cuba Gooding Jr.'s charismatic presence can't salvage this flick.
01/01/00
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