5.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Knocked unconscious at his birthday dinner, Robert Saunders wakes up to find himself locked inside the restaurant’s walk-in freezer. But why he’s there – and how he’ll survive – will reveal a chilling nightmare of mistaken identity, the Russian mob, a missing $8 million, and a wounded cop who may hold the key to it all.
Starring: Peter Facinelli, Dylan McDermott, Yulia SnigirThriller | 100% |
Action | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English SDH, Spanish
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
UV digital copy
DVD copy
Region A (locked)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
To be blunt, winter 2014 hasn't been too kind to the vast majority of Americans. Water cooler talk -- if the water cooler's contents haven't frozen solid, that is -- is all about the so-called "Polar Vortex" and what seems like the endless arctic air masses descending on the continental United States, driving up electric bills and blanket sales while lowering school attendance and body temperatures. Even the deep South and its traditionally moderate winter climate has been hit hard; Texas to the northernmost parts of Florida have felt the effects of bitter cold, life-threatening wind chills, and accumulated ice and snow. All that said, being stuck in a freezer might not sound all that bad in comparison. Add in a criminal element, guns pointed at faces, and a victim who swears up and down he knows nothing about the money these folks want and suddenly being stuck at school or shoveling out from a pile of the white stuff seems the better option. Freezer tells the story of a man trapped in a cold environment, forced to do what he can to keep warm but also unravel the mystery of why he's in there and why a handful of foreign thugs put him there to die.
Anything to escape.
Freezer's high definition transfer warrants a warm welcome to the Blu-ray family. Anchor Bay's presentation delivers a clear, accurate image, one with well-defined details and solid colors. Image clarity is a strength. Facial textures appear natural in every scene, and within the single location audiences will discover intimate details on cardboard boxes, metallic surfaces, plastic dividers, and an animal carcass or two. Colors aren't necessarily chilly, but there's a predominant blue-gray-black feel to the movie. Backgrounds favor a silvery shading, and most clothes are black or darkly colored. Still, red lipstick, pink pig bodies, and other bright shades stand out against the backdrop, and do so naturally. Black levels are even and deep, rarely succumbing to crush or excess brightness. Skin tones appear natural. The transfer features no major instances of banding, blockiness, or noise. Overall, this is a high end presentation from Anchor Bay.
One might believe that a single-location movie such as Freezer may not offer much in terms of its sound design and its Blu-ray audio presentation. While this is not a dynamic, forceful track, there are plenty of simple elements that help build the environment and add to the picture's atmosphere. Fans constantly whir and the freezer hums along, both filling the stage and all but transforming it into the chilly environment. Action sounds effects such as punches, thuds, and metal-on-metal beating action play with appropriate force, volume, and stage presence. A blaring smoke detector penetrates the stage in one scene with startling realism. Music is limited, generally, to deep, airy, foreboding sort of notes. Here, bass proves suitably potent but never overextends the music, while the notes float through the stage, surrounds included, with seamless presence. Dialogue is well defined, from painful, cold whispers to angry shouts. Overall, this is a rock-solid listen from Anchor Bay.
Freezer contains a few brief extras.
Freezer is by no means a great movie, and neither is it a mar on the cinema landscape. It's the quintessential modern time killer, a play-it-cool Thriller with meager aspirations and acceptable execution. It's almost wasted by focusing on the problem of lesser interest at hand and is further reduced by a twist ending most will see coming a mile away. Nevertheless, it's fairly acted but just not all that psychologically gripping or mentally challenging. Anchor Bay's Blu-ray release of Freezer comes as a rather standard package. Solid video and audio are flanked by a handful of extras. Give it a rent on a warm day, assuming there ever is another warm day.
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