The Frozen Ground (2013)

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Boring as hell, terrible acting.Nick Cage is awful.

In my opinion a hugely underrated movie. Nicolas Cage, and all other actors, especially Vanessa Hudgens and John Crusack did an amazing job. I didn't mind the way they filmed the movie - I don't think it was a budget choice, I think it was a choice of a certain style. It is shakey in certain parts, but in no way a bother. The storytelling is slow, but very tense and disturbing; yet it didn't glorify violence. It really made me feel sick at times. It isn't your typical Hollywood Crime, there is not much action and no special effects. The way they constructed the movie is more than plausible. If they tried to go into depth into the investigation, Hansen's background and his relationships - this would've been more like a 3 hour movie, or it would've needed a TV show like Mindhunters. I really suggest to give "The Frozen Ground" a go and ignore the current 6.4 rating, because in my opinion it's much better than that.

This movie is not worth the time. I really wanted to enjoy it, I used to be a fan of Nicholas Cage and I was actually excited to give it a shot. But within 10 to 15 minutes the story line fell flat.The worst part of this entire movie is the person(s) involved that decided to use a shaky-cam. This cinematography for this film is not just laughable, it is nauseating and dizzying. It actually seems like there is a monkey jumping around on top of the camera(s) while it was being filmed. And at high points of tension in the film, the shaking even gets worse, it really is un-watchable simply because of that.If you are able to look past the vibrating camera-work and actually watch this film it just doesn't grab you. From what I understand this is based on a true story. Yet it just doesn't do justice to the victims or the officers that worked the case. The one redeeming person in the film, is actually Cusack. He comes across as believable, if you can catch a glimpse of him through that vibration. It is unfortunate because this story could have been told in a much better way.

Spoiler herein:I was apprehensive to see this due to Vanessa Hudgens having a leading role...and my instinct was right. The rest of the cast was stellar and she clearly didn't belong and had way too many lines which dragged this down. If only the charismatic Gia Mantegna (the girl who ended up being gunned down in the forest) was given her role this could have been an awesome account of a serial killer. Instead we're stuck with the annoying and charmless Hudgens having to carry the story which just didn't work for me. I didn't buy her act for one minute and there wasn't a moment in her performance that rang true.