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Chill Factor
Warner Brothers


7.5

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MPAA 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.

GENRE(S):	Action \| Adventure \| Comedy \| Suspense/Thriller
WRITTEN BY:	Drew Gitlin Mike Cheda
DIRECTED BY:	Hugh Johnson
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: February 1, 2000 Video: February 1, 2000 Theatrical: September 1, 1999
RUNNING TIME:	101 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA
LANGUAGE(S):	English

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.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

There are a lot of logical gaps in this movie.

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.

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.

Film.com John Hartl

Instantly disposable ...Gooding appears tobe losing the momentum of his Jerry Maguire Oscar win two years ago.

The New York Times Stephen Holden

A mechanically efficient chase-by-numbers movie.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

None of this is especially funny, nor is it particularly exhilarating; at best it's throwaway entertainment.

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

A movie that wants to be "Speed" so badly that it runs roughshod over the essentials, including a decent script.

Film.com Sean Means

Isn't a bad action movie -- it's just an utterly forgettable one.

LA Weekly F. X. Feeney

These bantering would-be heroes mostly live at the tops of their voices.

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.

Washington Post Desson Thomson

An irredeemably transparent... DIRECT RIPPING OFF OF "SPEED."

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.

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.

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

God-awful?Gooding screams out lines like ''I'm about to get in yo' ass like last year's underwear!''

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.

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.

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Chill Factor
Warner Brothers