Day 2
Frozen
I’ve been looking forward to Adam Green’s Frozen for a long time. Being a fan of Hatchet and his follow-up, Spiral, I can say that Adam Green is one of my favorite directors working now. He’s proven that he is a versatile story-teller by not doing the same kind of movie twice (sans Hatchet II) even though he stays in the Horror genre. After viewing Frozen, I can say that he is a force to be reckoned with and I’m sure I’ll be anticipating many more of Adam Green’s films.
Frozen is a fairly simple set up. Much like Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat or Chris Kentis’ Open Water, Frozen is a story of people’s lives put to the test of survival. These are stories of survival and how far we will go as humans to stay alive. Basically, 3 college friends try to get one last run down the mountain by bribing the Ski Lift operator and end up stuck 70 + feet in the air, halfway up the mountain. With the Ski Resort closing it’s doors until the following week, they’re faced with the choice of waiting and freezing to death or face death by attempting to get down from the ski lift chair. It’s a set up that you have to roll with and I found myself wondering what I’d do in that situation. Adam Green’s direction ratchets up the tension, the actors’ performances are gripping and the movie runs along at a brisk pace. I really loved this flick and had no problem buying into the reality of the story and the characters.
