Stars a test pilot , Daniel McCormick (Mel Gibson) , who roars across the skies testing new fighter planes in 1939. Before he can pluck up the courage to propose , his girlfriend (Isabel Glasser) is hit by a car and goes into permanent coma ; thanks to a friend scientist (George Wendt) he volunteers to be cryogenically frozen for one year , but he's left frozen 5o years , until he is accidentally thawed out by a couple of kids . McCormick awakens and escapes from the warehouse before realizing what year it is. He first approaches the military about his experiences, but they dismiss him as crazed ; McCormick becomes more determined to learn what happened to him. McCormick follows the address on the jacket back to Nat (Elijah Wood) , befriending him. Somehow he catapults out of the clutches of a disbelieving military and into the life of a divorcee nurse (Janet Lee Curtis) whose son released him from his ice prison . He loves living on the edge, now he's taking the chance of a lifetime ! . And after fifty years, the world has changed , but falling in love remains the same !. Fifty years ago, he volunteered for a dangerous experiment !. All in the name of love, time waits for no man, but true love waits forever !.
An endearing and authentic film with intrigue , fantasy , human relationships and a deep romance . Predictable , designed out to be a tearjerker , though it serves mainly as a star vehicle for Mel Gibson who bumbles with 90s technology , finds his true love and getaways from government heavies , here Gibson is adorable as ever . Throughout all the agreeable tale , the relationship Gibson develops with the young Wood results to be the most sensitive and attractive in the movie . The film works pretty well because Gibson and Isabel Glasser really do give a feeling of total love . Being accompanied by a good support cast , such as : George Wendt , Joe Morton , Nicolas Surovy , David Marshall Grant, Art LaFleur, Eric Pierpoint and Walton Goggins.
Special mention for the stirring , rousing musical score by maestro composer Jerry Goldsmith . As well as colorful and evocative cinematography by cameraman Russell Boyd . The motion picture was well directed by Steve Miner . He is a known producer and director , known for House (1985), Soul Man (1986), Warlock (1989) , Halloween: H20. 20 years later (1998) , Wild Hearts can't be broken (1991) , Big Bully (1995) My father the hero (1993) , Lake Placid (1999) and Texas Rangers (2001) . He is the only person to direct more than one film in the "Friday the 13th" series: Friday the 13th (2.ª part) (1981) and Friday the 13th (III part) (1982). Although he prefers to think of Halloween: H20, 20 years later (1998) as Halloween 2 (1981) instead of the chronologically correct "Halloween VII". Miner collaborated with Sandra Peabody on three films: The last House on the left (1972), Case of the Full Moon Murders (1973) and Video Vixens! (1974) . He has directed TV Pilots for Shows including The Wonder Years, Dawson's Creek, Chasing Life , Switched at Birth , Wildfire , among others. Rating : 7/10 . Better than average . The pic will appeal to Mel Gibson fans. Worthwhile seeing .
An endearing and authentic film with intrigue , fantasy , human relationships and a deep romance . Predictable , designed out to be a tearjerker , though it serves mainly as a star vehicle for Mel Gibson who bumbles with 90s technology , finds his true love and getaways from government heavies , here Gibson is adorable as ever . Throughout all the agreeable tale , the relationship Gibson develops with the young Wood results to be the most sensitive and attractive in the movie . The film works pretty well because Gibson and Isabel Glasser really do give a feeling of total love . Being accompanied by a good support cast , such as : George Wendt , Joe Morton , Nicolas Surovy , David Marshall Grant, Art LaFleur, Eric Pierpoint and Walton Goggins.
Special mention for the stirring , rousing musical score by maestro composer Jerry Goldsmith . As well as colorful and evocative cinematography by cameraman Russell Boyd . The motion picture was well directed by Steve Miner . He is a known producer and director , known for House (1985), Soul Man (1986), Warlock (1989) , Halloween: H20. 20 years later (1998) , Wild Hearts can't be broken (1991) , Big Bully (1995) My father the hero (1993) , Lake Placid (1999) and Texas Rangers (2001) . He is the only person to direct more than one film in the "Friday the 13th" series: Friday the 13th (2.ª part) (1981) and Friday the 13th (III part) (1982). Although he prefers to think of Halloween: H20, 20 years later (1998) as Halloween 2 (1981) instead of the chronologically correct "Halloween VII". Miner collaborated with Sandra Peabody on three films: The last House on the left (1972), Case of the Full Moon Murders (1973) and Video Vixens! (1974) . He has directed TV Pilots for Shows including The Wonder Years, Dawson's Creek, Chasing Life , Switched at Birth , Wildfire , among others. Rating : 7/10 . Better than average . The pic will appeal to Mel Gibson fans. Worthwhile seeing .