Frozen

Rating: 7.4/10

Film Class: C

Genre: Thriller

Three friends are stranded on a chairlift during a weekend skiing get-together. It will take a week before the ski resort opens again and to make matters worse, no one knows that they are stuck up there. What will they do to survive the ordeal?

A terrifying and intense film about what one of the worst case scenarios to be in. Similar genre movies such as Rogue Crocodile and Open Waters have managed to deliver, but hardly astound. This is possibly one of the better movies under such categories because not only was it able to keep me at the edge of my seat, there was a good deal of character development. The story development was equally as impressive... it started from a light-hearted mood and gradually twisted into a high-paced emotional roller coster ride.

Throughout the film, the backgrounds behind the characters were revealed and though seemingly unnecessary since by then I was already feeling so much each individual character owing to the tactful buildup, it added that extra element to it. I was all prepared to give this movie an unexpected high rating but was held back when my anxiety went downhill from 3/4s of the movie. The last quarter of the movie was anti-climaxal, and I personally think it didn't do justice to the top-notch acting the cast contributed.

It may not be a totally awesome plot, but it brings realism to the situation they were in. And to really distinguish this film from similarly genre-ed movies, the casts pulled off their roles convincingly and commendably. This movie kinda felt like a meek slasher "gore" film (with all the frostbites) mixed with a good load of emotional suspense.

*spoilers ahead* The "humiliation" the lead actress felt when she had to pee in her pants and how a simple mistake of resting her bare hands on the cold bar when she was sleeping were not overly played. Despite several goofs in the movie, it's still one that is decently realistic and not overly exaggerated. Even though this is clearly a Grade C movie, as it's a fairly low-budget film with only 4 actual different settings, it delivers more than a punch... it's sure to leave you with a gritting "frozebite"...