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Chill Factor (1999)

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Reviews Counted:72

Fresh:5

Rotten:67

Average Rating:3.3/10

Consensus: Claiming it fails on every level, critics had almost nothing good to say about this movie.

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: 10 years after an army accident involving a chemical weapon with the power to fry the skin off every living thing within a five mile radius, the army major who wrongly took the blame is released... 10 years after an army accident involving a chemical weapon with the power to fry the skin off every living thing within a five mile radius, the army major who wrongly took the blame is released from prison and is out for vengeance. The means? Yes, the very same weapon, which must in fact stay at a temperature 50 degrees or colder or it will detonate. Enter an ice cream truck driver (Gooding) and a drifter (Ulrich), who with the help of the scientist (Paymer) who designed the weapon, are determined to keep it cold and out of the wrong hands. [More]

Starring: Cuba Gooding, Skeet Ulrich, Peter Firth, David Paymer

Starring: Cuba Gooding, Skeet Ulrich, Peter Firth, David Paymer

Director: Hugh Johnson

Director: Hugh Johnson
Screenwriter: Drew Gitlin, Mike Cheda
Producer: James G. Robinson
Composer: Hans Zimmer, John Powell

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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
03/10/07
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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The stunt work is pretty good, the brain work close to nonexistent.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/07/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Each and every action scene is stolen from some other movie.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The atmosphere is winning, with the odd felicity peppering the journey with gags and groans.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out

We've been here before and it's been done better, much better.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Willful suspension of disbelief won't do it.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Kate Manning
Kate Manning
Palo Alto Weekly

Blends lousy screenwriting with a totally ridiculous premise, and flavors it lovingly with unrealistic situations and unfathomable directing choices.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Neither Ulrich's brooding intensity nor Gooding's funky panic act (he whines throughout the stunt work) add much to the enterprise.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
12/02/02
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Sight and Sound

It's toxic, all right.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
11/05/02
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Its visual thrills and solid performances combine to make it an above average film treat.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/02/02
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

[A] flaccid action picture.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Kristan Ginther
Kristan Ginther
Boxoffice Magazine

The movie doesn't get any funnier.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Here's someone's idea of a cool movie concept: A couple of guys are speeding along in an ice-cream truck carrying a bomb that will explode if it gets above 50. No, not miles per hour -- degrees Fahrenheit!

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/19/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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This film is easily forgettable.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/01/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

That this script didn't self-destruct during its first pitch meeting is, well, chilling.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

Director Hugh Johnson's plot is predictable and even Cuba Gooding Jr.'s charismatic presence can't salvage this flick.

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01/01/00
Athan Bezaitis
Athan Bezaitis
Filmcritic.com

A halfhearted effort at suspense!

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle
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A rehash of better action films.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The cinematic equivalent of Kraft macaroni and cheese: bland, familiar, tasty.

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01/01/00
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Cuba Gooding Jr. delivers another Pepsi One performance.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper
 
 
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