A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Boring as hell, terrible acting.Nick Cage is awful.

Directed by Scott WalkerStarring: Nicholas Cage, John Cussack and Vanessa HudgensOverall: This movie is very poor and is definitely not worth your time. Please skip this one.Good:1. John Cusack is pretty good as Robert Hansen.2. Vanessa Hudgens does a good job as Cindy Paulson.3. The story was interesting and the events it was based on needed a movie to tell it. Unfortunately, I believe it needed a better movie to tell it.4. I really liked the music.5. The tribute at the end was very moving.Bad:1. Nicholas Cage was awful as Jack Halcombe.2. Poor cinematography all around.3. Some dialogue was difficult to decipher.4/10

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events. The Frozen Ground is easily one of Cage's most underrated works it's full of intense and great performances by Nicolas Cage himself, John Cusack and even Vanessa Hudgens. The whole "based on true life events" is very shocking and well made as for the characters themselves they were excellent. My only flaws is that they should take a bit more time and wait in order to show who the murderer is and also 50 Cent was awful like always but other than that this was a great film and easily one of the best that Cage has starred from recent memory.

I had not read reviews, I found this by accident at the rental shop, so I came to it with open mind. The approach was different enough that I found myself pulled into it, wanting to see this creep nailed and jailed.The young woman who played a victim of the serial molester did an amazing job of making you feel her frustration and fear. I was impressed with her performance. The scenes where she was ducking in and out of the seedy places in Anchorage were disturbing. It bothers me greatly to think there might be such a huge amount of traffic in drugs and prostitution. Too often a high percentage of the women are being used and abused. And often they are underage girls lead into that by people who use them as cash cows and do little for their welfare.The story moves along well, there is music perfect for the scenes that help you feel the tension at times and yet foreboding when the camera pans the wild Alaskan wilderness. Beautiful but a bit intimidating with its harshness.The movie does an excellent job of slowly building the tension as it nears the end. For a few agonizing minutes you do not know what will happen to the young frightened girl. Will the bad guys do her in? Will the cops find her in time? I won't tell you and ruin it for you.I recommend this movie for any above age 17. There is considerable nudity at the dance "studios" that might be a bit much for the younger teens. If you let the younger teens watch prepare them mentally that what they will see in the clubs is not behavior you want them to imitate.