Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

A different way of telling a story

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

I found this movie very engaging and thrilling. It starts on a slow note, then picks up pace and ends nicely. All the characters played their role well. I liked the portrayal of father and son relationship between Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel. Elizabeth Mitchell played the role of a young mother extremely well. Since we expect the film to have an happy end, one could imagine how the movie will turn around and finally ends. But still it didn't spoil the thrill. In my words, "Frequency" is a decent entertainer that will never disappoint you.

FREQUENCY is an odd little film which is much like the Tony Scott thriller DEJA VU: it can be classed as a time travel film, but not in a traditional sense. The plot nugget is about a magical ham radio set that allows an ordinary family man to communicate with his own father back in 1969, before he was killed in a fire. The plot at various times incorporates elements of the disaster genre, family drama, science fiction, and finally serial killer thriller.It's quite an episodic movie and the story doesn't always hold together all that well, but overall it's quite successful and the unusual premise works. Director Gregory Hoblit previously made the excellent FALLEN and he imbues this film with the same look, particularly during the serial killer scenes. FREQUENCY does occasionally veer into schmaltz but a fast pace sees it through in the end. Neither Jim Caviezel nor Dennis Quaid are my favourite actors but they're solid enough here and the climax is cleverly done.

Did you ever wish that you could change all the things that went wrong in your life? Did you ever worry what the consequences would be when you changed things? That is the hook of the movie. During an intense period of solar activity a father from 1969 gets to talk to his grown up son in 1999 via a shortwave radio frequency.The son gets a chance to 'make things right' but as in Buterfly Effect (2004) has to deal with the consequences too. Can they solve everything before the solar activity ends their radio conversation? This is an uplifting, crime thriller with a great story hook and a satisfying ending. Well acted with good 1960s period scenes.

This is a good example of a "time travel" science fiction movie, in a genre where there are many examples and most of them break at least one concrete law of time travel that leaves anyone with even a little common sense and intelligence scratching their heads and wondering "how does that work?"Of course you still have to suspend your disbelief but as far as this sub-genre goes Frequency was a surprisingly good, and I would even go so far as to say it is a great example, of these time travel themed movies.The acting is great. The star is recognizable of course and this is one of his best roles to date, but the cast around him is also very good in their roles.Highly recommended if you like science fiction.