Frozen

Frozen is quite a sensitive topic for me now because it's been a long time since a movie has gotten on my nerves like that. We probably haven't had a cable car in a survival horror movie yet, at least as far as I know, and I think it couldn't have turned out any better. Green can be rightfully proud of his work. From terrible injuries, through a pack of wolves and emotional wringing, we go all the way to highly brutal deaths, all within sixty minutes. The whole script is very realistic and there's basically not a single scene where you'd say, what the hell is this. A lot of bang for your buck and really serious music on top of that. (07/04/2015)

An intense survival drama. The premise of a trio of skiers trapped in a funicular describes the entire film, leaving hardly any room for storytelling tricks. With less likeable characters, Frozen could easily be very bad, but fortunately, the casting of the main trio is excellent. Their efforts to save themselves do not cause any intellectual outrage (though I’ve actually read the opposite) and the dialogues move between the bearable and the entertaining, I’m satisfied. 7/10 (07/09/2010)

Frozen is full of clichés from head to toe and is a generic American survival film about three young people who are stuck in the middle of a ski slope on a cable car. There's like three floors of open space below them and hungry wolves decide to make a picnic out of the unfortunates. I felt a certain amount of untapped potential, which is a shame, because even though I believed everything and sympathized with the characters in their plight, I still think more could have been wrung out of it. In the end, it's a slightly predictable thriller with a likeable leading trio that thankfully doesn't fade from your mind during the closing credits. (16/04/2011)

Frozen for adults without Elsa and Anna. I don't seek out winter fun, so luckily I can't get into a similar situation. | Still, I was trembling with fear for their lives along with the main trio. I don't like movies with a minimal number of actors, unless it's a film adaptation of a play, but in this case I wasn't bored, so I didn't mind. (17/01/2021)

I step out of the car, strap on my boots, and head to buy a ticket for some night skiing. The place is weirdly empty—I'm literally the only one there. I figure the rest of the crowd will show up soon... but they don't. I only realize why when I'm halfway up the mountain on a chairlift and the lights suddenly cut out. That’s the moment I start sweating, panicking, and mentally preparing for the worst ski descent of my life. Best case? I crash into a tree and call it a day. Worst case? I survive, stumble into some pitch-black forest, and get mauled by a bear. That thought alone is terrifying, and I’d never want to experience it. Unfortunately for the characters in Frozen, they're stuck living out that nightmare. How does it go? Well... I'll let you imagine. (14/12/2010)