Frequency

December 10, 2004

Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 117 min Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Nifty. If I had to come up with a single word to describe this movie, it would be “Nifty”. Movies involving the paradoxes of time travel are a dime-a-dozen and, as such, I didn’t figure there was much chance that I would see anything I hadn’t already seen before.

Frequency

Thankfully, I was wrong. Director Gregory Hoblit and writer Toby Emmerich have found a new twist on this venerable concept. In “Frequency”, father (Quaid) and son (Caviezel) are able to communicate with each other over a 30 year separation (1969 to 1999).

Throughout the movie, even when they are not communicating with each other, the two timelines seem to be synchronized in such a way that, when information that will change history is sent back, the present day changes over time - as the actions occur in the past - instead of instantaneously as the information is given out.

As events in the past are changed, good things happen and, also, some very bad things. This results in father & son desperately trying to change the past yet again to insure a happy outcome.

The acting is decent enough and Quaid, in particular, does a nice job with his character. There was also a very nice touch of using the famous 1969 World Series with the Amazin’ Mets as a backdrop for many of the scenes and plot development. My only real complaints with the movie are that it got too sentimental in some parts and there was just not anywhere near enough T&A.

Gripes aside, the end result is a nice little sci-fi movie with large doses of action, suspense, and baseball. What a nifty combination!

Posted by Alex | Filed Under 3 Stars, Andre Braugher, Dennis Quaid, Drama, Elizabeth Mitchell, James Caviezel, PG-13, Theatrical