The Frozen Ground Reviews
Reno Gazette-Journal
The Frozen Ground isn't innovative, but it is a well-paced and engaging thriller that has the added appeal of a truth-based narrative.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Flick Filosopher
In a rote cat-and-mouse cop-and-serial-killer story, Vanessa Hudgens' 'victim' is far more compelling than either cop Nicolas Cage or killer John Cusack.
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
A chilling thriller with first-rate performances by John Cusack, Nicolas Cage and Vanessa Hudgens.
RogerEbert.com
"The Frozen Ground" trucks in cliche, as most serial killer and police procedural films do, but the strength of the acting (from the leads down to people with only one or two lines) helps ground the film.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Film Journal International
Impressive debut from New Zealand-born Scott Walker is told with style and panache. Strong performances, fevered pacing and immersive location lensing are big pluses pushing this from "B" pic to A-.
Movieline
We've seen a lot of serial killer movies but this intriguing true story is well-acted and involving enough to be worth a shot.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Shared Darkness
A true crime period piece that somewhat interestingly eschews a lot of investigatory grind in favor of moral certitude and throwback, cat-and-mouse tension.
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| Original Score: C+
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Not bad at all. Nicolas Cage gives his best performance in years.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Top CriticA taut procedural with atmospheric location work that traces Cage's clock-racing efforts to find evidence against Cusack ...
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
We Got This Covered
Featuring great work from Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and most surprisingly Vanessa Hudgens, The Frozen Ground is an old school thriller with plenty to offer.
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| Original Score: 7/10
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Nice to see Nic Cage go back to being subtle in this solid, if seldom surprising thriller
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
HeyUGuys
As a debut thriller of high-profile interest (in the story of Hansen), Walker has held his own and produced something very watchable and well executed.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Hangs a tad slackly between thriller and procedural, but still holds attention throughout.
Yahoo! Movies
In spite of the uneasy straddle between crime-thriller and true-story, the movie's got its moments.
Birmingham Mail
In what is the best serial killer movie since Zodiac (2007), the atmospheric Alaskan landscapes will certainly cool viewers down on a hot summer's night.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Screen International
While straight-forward in tone and structure, the film is admirably non-exploitative as it lays out the developing drama.
Irish Times
The Frozen Ground remains a respectable engagement with a subject that could too easily have been rendered salacious.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Digital Spy
An admirable thriller bursting with tension and superb turns by its stars Vanessa Hudgens, Nicolas Cage and John Cusack.
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| Original Score: 4/5
