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Amazon.co.uk Review
Frequency is really two different--though inextricably linked--movies. First, the emotional drama of a father and son reunited after 30 years of separation. Then there is a science fiction thriller, in which a couple of chance solar storms, occurring exactly 30 years apart, can provide the agency through which the father and son can communicate using the very same ham radio in parallel time frames of 1969 and 1999. The son is John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel), a cop, and his father is Frank (Dennis Quaid), a firefighter who died on the job when John was six, which just happens to be tomorrow for Frank when he and his now-adult son begin talking across time. This is great for John, because now he can warn his dad about the upcoming fire and avert the catastrophe that left him fatherless for most of his life. Accomplishing this gives John new memories of his life with Dad, but unfortunately alters the course of a serial killer, with tragic effect on John's family history. Since John is a cop, and the case he's working on turns out to be the same unsolved case from 30 years before, he and his father work together over the ham radio to solve the case and hopefully avert the tragedy that befell their family. Time-travel stories have always been problematic, demanding either an extra degree of credulity on the part of the audience or an extra level of explanation on the part of storytellers, which is invariably cumbersome. Frequency handles the troublesome time paradoxes by having John explain how, having altered his past, he now experiences both timelines, as if he's had two pasts that converge in his present. And as changes continue to be wrought in John's past, we see him becoming more and more confused. No doubt the audience can sympathise, at least those of us who try to follow the ramifications of the rapidly accruing time fractures. Luckily, the bond between father and son is so strongly realised in the deeply felt performances of both Caviezel and Quaid that you don't even need to consider the science fiction elements in order to enjoy the film. But if you can suspend your disbelief long enough to allow for the possibility of time shifts, you will have a far richer experience. --Jim Gay, Amazon.com
DVD Description
DVD Special Features:
Theatrical Trailer
Deleted Scenes
Documentary
Letterbox Ratio 16:9
Languages: English
Dolby Digital 5.1
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a truly awesome film. Everything about it is pure brilliance from the performances and storyline right upto the effects and Direction.
The film tells the story of a father, (Dennis Quaid), and son, (Jim Caviezel), who love each other so much that although they are separated by thirty years, manage to find each other again.
It's difficult to say what happens in the film without giving away the whole plot. Let's just say that in finding each other, they change the course of events in their lives dramatically and endanger the life of their wife/mother.
There are brilliant performances all around and this is definately one to add to your collection. Do yourself a favour and buy it, you won't regret it if you enjoy a good thriller.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film has some great ingredients and they come together wonderfully. I find it hard to imagine someone watching this and coming away disappointed. Really successful.
There's a big leap of faith required for the central theme - man talks to his father across a couple of decades - his dad is back at the time when the son was but a wee boy. The grown up son persuades his dad to do important things to change history.
The stories, attempts to acheive, and the great bond between the son & father are warming. It also acheives great pace and maintenance of viewer interest without descending into an action non-thinker. Some great little twists keep you on your toes - although this is easy viewing and you'll keep up OK.
I thoroughly enjoyed it from end to end and would reccomend it to anyone.
There's a big leap of faith required for the central theme - man talks to his father across a couple of decades - his dad is back at the time when the son was but a wee boy. The grown up son persuades his dad to do important things to change history.
The stories, attempts to acheive, and the great bond between the son & father are warming. It also acheives great pace and maintenance of viewer interest without descending into an action non-thinker. Some great little twists keep you on your toes - although this is easy viewing and you'll keep up OK.
I thoroughly enjoyed it from end to end and would reccomend it to anyone.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a great film. You have to keep track with what is happening and as a result get completely involved in the film, constantly asking "What's going to happen next!?". A fantastic concept, well developed and shaped into a gripping and uplifting tale. The director's commentary on the DVD adds an interesting dimension and provides an insight into a possible alternative ending. Amazing film, one of my all time favourites.
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I enjoyed this movie
The plot examines the feasibility of communication across time between a son and his father (long passed). Read more
Published 4 months ago by Cp O'callaghan
Great Film
This is a really interesting film with a different story.
The actors are also really good.
I give Frequency a 7 out of 10 and the Blu Ray has really good clear picture... Read more
The actors are also really good.
I give Frequency a 7 out of 10 and the Blu Ray has really good clear picture... Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Fortune
A real treat from an unknown director.
An atmospheric phenomenon over New York City allows a firefighter to communicate with his son 30 years in the future via a short-wave radio. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Spike Owen
Frequency
I think this Film is unique It was an amazing Idea, I was enthralled all the way through. It was brilliant how they
had Dennis Quaid talking to his son in the future through... Read more
had Dennis Quaid talking to his son in the future through... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Elizabeth
Frequency dvd
Saw this on the tv and loved it. Escapism at its best. About what would happen if you could change what happened in the past and the consequences. Well acted.
Published 16 months ago by Mrs. Wendy Hope
Aurora Borealis
To keep it short and sweet:
I absolutely loved this film, best science fiction film I've seen in a very long time, will be watching it again. Read more
I absolutely loved this film, best science fiction film I've seen in a very long time, will be watching it again. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Event Horizon 123
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A feel good film with plenty of suspense,lots of twists and turns,excellent acting too. Highly recommended.
Published on 15 Dec 2009
Don't bother with Déja Vu - try this instead.
Having just watched Déja Vu for the first time, I have decided to go back in time and review Frequency in retrospect. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2008 by ant
A lesson in not interefering with the timeline
Frequency is a great science fiction movie. An old CB radio provides a direct communication link between a father and son despite the 30 year time gap between them. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2008 by LXIX
Professor Hawkins, just look what your time-space continuum theories...
Surely if there's one thing the movies have taught us, it's not to mess around with the past. Changing the past inevitably changes the future, and that's almost never good news. Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2007 by Tatva101
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