Frozen is a slow-paced indie horror film that surprises and frustrates. Three friends are trapped in a chairlift at a ski resort. Great plot for a horror movie, right? Going into it I wasn't sure if I would be surprised or disappointed, and by the end I got a little of both.
Where Frozen surprised me the most was the acting and the writing. Adam Green, who wrote and directed Frozen, is talented when it comes to writing the dialogue. These characters feel realistic and thus you care about them more than most horror films. They all have a back story and you get to know these characters through the 90 minutes. The script is also top-notch and I never once said "why don't they just..." These people are screwed from the get-go. The directing gets the job done, but nothing amazing.
What I found disappointing is how held-back Frozen was. It could have easily been better. Right as the credits started rolling, many ideas popped into my head on what could have been added to make a more interesting and tense-filled horror flick. Despite its' interesting plot, it was underwhelming.
There's more good than bad in Frozen, and every horror fanatic should certainly check this one out. It's not perfect; that feeling of pointlessness certainly came into effect, it is a bit slow-paced, and a tiny bit repetitive. That said, you will not find many modern horror pictures with characters you actually get attached to. It's gut- wrenching entertainment at its coldest.
Where Frozen surprised me the most was the acting and the writing. Adam Green, who wrote and directed Frozen, is talented when it comes to writing the dialogue. These characters feel realistic and thus you care about them more than most horror films. They all have a back story and you get to know these characters through the 90 minutes. The script is also top-notch and I never once said "why don't they just..." These people are screwed from the get-go. The directing gets the job done, but nothing amazing.
What I found disappointing is how held-back Frozen was. It could have easily been better. Right as the credits started rolling, many ideas popped into my head on what could have been added to make a more interesting and tense-filled horror flick. Despite its' interesting plot, it was underwhelming.
There's more good than bad in Frozen, and every horror fanatic should certainly check this one out. It's not perfect; that feeling of pointlessness certainly came into effect, it is a bit slow-paced, and a tiny bit repetitive. That said, you will not find many modern horror pictures with characters you actually get attached to. It's gut- wrenching entertainment at its coldest.