Frequency | | Cast : | Dennis Quaid, James Caviezel | | Director : | Gregory Hoblit | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | April 28, 2000 | | DVD Released Date : | October 31, 2000 | | Language : | English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 28, 2005 | | Summary | Static | Content
 | What would you say to your father, dead for many years? That's an interesting question and the results can most certainly be touching.
FREQUENCY ponders that question but the results seem more manipulative and unsure than the premise itself. So, it wears its emotions on its sleeve and offers a forced tear-jerker.
The film involves a father and son who, using a ham radio and the aurora borealis (I am not making that up), are able to chat even though they are separated in time by three decades. During the course of their communication, however, they change the future for the better... and for the worse. That change becomes the thrust of the story. The gimmick was done better in the BACK TO THE FUTURE series and the father/son reconciliation is better served in another film with baseball as a recurring theme, FIELD OF DREAMS. The reconciliation here seems unnecessary, even false, as we don't see the father/son falling out. We don't see an argument that needs to be mended. No relationship that needs a boost. That would add some urgency to their communication...
Dennis Quaid is a very likable presence in the film, but otherwise the performances are nothing more than sufficient. The direction leaves a lot to be desired; after all we spend a load of time watching 2 people talk on a radio. That is even difficult for an experienced filmmaker to make interesting. The film seems to wander until it decides what kind of story to tell, and the suspense thriller ending seems awfully contrived.
FREQUENCY's biggest problem came from its marketing and the studio's own misguided understanding of the film they were making. With more focus, a real tearjerker would've been a guarantee. There are still some tears by the more sensitive amidst the audience. Got frequency? Change the station. The DVD itself has a nice audio video transfer and some appropriate extras. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 19, 2005 | | Summary | A Ride Worth taking | Content
| Some movies you can't wait for to get over, this movie leaves you wanting more when it's over. It's a fantastic ride between a father and son in a constantly changing plot. I have watched this movie a half dozen times and each time I am wanting to watch it again. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 19, 2005 | | Summary | Frequency | Content
| As in all science fiction books or movies, once you accept the basic premise (time travel), everything else falls into place superbly. Crisply directed, believable special effects and really a fine FAMILY story (a rarity in these days of "M...F..k" crude language and a total absense of discernible plot line). |
| Rating | | | Date | August 14, 2005 | | Summary | amazing thriller | Content
| One of the best movies I've ever seen, shows good father-son relationship. Very emotional as well. Must have for all. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | The opportunity to change the past. | Content
| Loved this movie. So intriguing. Kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering how it would all end. With computer literacy, shouldn't this be possible? Science fiction at its best. |
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