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Chill Factor
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 25 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Adventure | Comedy | Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
Drew Gitlin
Mike Cheda
Directed by: Hugh Johnson
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 1, 1999
DVD: February 1, 2000
Running Time: 101 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Language(s): English
Summary
RATING: R for for violence and language
Starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Skeet Ulrich
Ten years after a military operation named ?Elvis? goes wrong, a volatile weapon is entrusted to an ice cream truck driver (Gooding) and a drifter (Ulrich) who are determined to keep it cold and out of the wrong hands.
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Baltimore Sun Milton Kent
It's the performances of Ulrich and Gooding, in particular, that lift Chill Factor out of the derivative. Gooding possesses so much boundless energy that he practically dares you not to care, not to get involved, not to root for his success.
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
It's one of those movies that are unfortunately so technically well done, it's hard to tune out on the senseless story.
New York Daily News Ron Givens
Most of the action revolves around Ulrich's character, and the center cannot hold our interest.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
Neither (Gooding nor Ulrich) has the distincitve spark of an action hero, and their Butch and Sundance repartee falls so consistently flat that you end up feeling a little embarrassed for them.
Read Full Review >New York Post Rod Dreher
A ho-hummer of a "Speed" knockoff that will leave most audiences cold.
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
The stunt work is pretty good, the brain work close to nonexistent.
Read Full Review >Film.com John Hartl
Instantly disposable ...Gooding appears tobe losing the momentum of his Jerry Maguire Oscar win two years ago.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
A mechanically efficient chase-by-numbers movie.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
None of this is especially funny, nor is it particularly exhilarating; at best it's throwaway entertainment.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek
A movie that wants to be "Speed" so badly that it runs roughshod over the essentials, including a decent script.
Read Full Review >Film.com Sean Means
Isn't a bad action movie -- it's just an utterly forgettable one.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly F. X. Feeney
These bantering would-be heroes mostly live at the tops of their voices.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
If you're the kind of person who goes to the movies primarily to watch faces melt to pulp, you won't be disappointed.
USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
A substandard ebony-and-ivory buddy pic.
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Melts swiftly...don't expect a shred of credibility.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
An irredeemably transparent... DIRECT RIPPING OFF OF "SPEED."
Read Full Review >Variety Robert Koehler
Utterly lacking the drive and roller-coaster energy expected of top action pics, this latest try at repackaging "Speed" is a Kmart version of a Jerry Bruckheimer production.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Skeet Ulrich continues to disappoint in one high-profile project after another.
San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham
This poor excuse for a thriller turns, with a great crunching of gears, into a mess of a buddy comedy. Either way, it misfires.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
God-awful?Gooding screams out lines like ''I'm about to get in yo' ass like last year's underwear!''
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
Gooding plays the worst role I've ever seen him play in a movie...he perpetuates a kind of black stereotype that should have become history years ago.
Read Full Review >Newsweek Jeremy Caplan
About as bad as it gets?a thrill-less "Speed" wannabe.
TNT RoughCut Matt Kelsey
"Speed" with a thermometer, only a whole lot worse.
Dallas Observer Andy Klein
As worthless a piece of garbage as we've seen this year.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
