The Frozen Ground [Blu-ray + Digital]

He is definitely one of the scariest, almost normal-looking men, with a real messed-up killer! I can't help but wonder what made Robert Hansen so twisted! great movie!

Excellent movie all the way through

Anchorage in summer is the place where tens of thousands of tourists arrive by air, road, or cruise ship to see mainland Alaska. Half an hour from Anchorage in any direction puts the visitor in the middle of the some of the most beautiful wild country left in North America. Anchorage itself is pretty enough in summer. In winter, however, the visitors leave, and Anchorage folds back in on itself, to hunker down and wait out the long cold dark. Once upon a time, it was a happy hunting ground for a serial killer..."The Frozen Ground" is the dramatization of the investigation into serial killer Robert Hansen of Anchorage, still known as "butcher baker" among local law enforcement. Nicholas Cage plays stalwart Alaska State Trooper Jack Halcombe, who leads the investigation, assisted by Vanessa Hudgens as the young prostitute Cindy, one of Hansen's would-be victims who managed to escape. John Cusack is chilling as the seemingly unremarkable Hansen, a baker, husband and father with a vicious hobby. The movie includes a prolonged dive into the gritty underbelly of Anchorage, with its bars, prostitution, drug use, and violence, where a clever killer could hang out for years without even being noticed.The viewer knows early the identity of the killer; the drama of the movie is in the struggle to find the evidence to arrest Hansen before he can kill again. At the end, Halcombe and his law enforcement partners will be pushed into a tough corner, racing the clock to get Hansen before he can get rid of the evidence and the principal witness. The movie benefits from its location shooting in and around Anchorage, including the Knik River, the Chugach Mountains, and the Matanuska Glacier. The dark and the cold help shape the atmospherics of a tense thriller, told almost in documentary style. It is a solid movie with a disturbing after-taste, although it might mean less to outsiders than to Alaskans who can appreciate how it all played out. Recommended.

Sometimes I wonder how the best take away is so often overlooked by so many. Yes, this was a fantastic movie about the tenacity of an investigator to get his man, and to refuse to behave like so many other cops did and still do when it comes to crimes against prostitutes. He saw the human, the innocent young lady, someone’s daughter or sister behind the bad choices and ugly world of prostitution that so many young girls fall victim to. Nicolas Cage gives an outstanding performance and John Cusack nailed his role as always. He’s an amazing actor because he morphs so perfectly into whatever role he plays; and it’s never the same. This movie definitely will keep you watching to see what happens next, not just because you know it’s based on actual events, but because the story was told so well.But ... the best take away here is the glaring example of what a judgemental society we are. It was bad in the 80s when this took place, but it’s far worse today. How many of our youth and young adults today are still so badly disregarded and overlooked, and lost to horrible crimes because of it. The young lady in this movie and all those like her are worthy of love and respect even while lost in that world, and Jack Halcombe modeled what that looks like when done with authenticity. I wanted to throw the remote through my TV right at Jack’s wife’s head the minute she spoke so coldly and unlovingly about not wanting Cindy in her home, knowing Cindy could overhear it. That’s the self-important “us first” judgementalism I was talking about that keeps girls like that running back to the unsafety of their lifestyles. This movie should remind any viewer to be that much kinder and respectful to those less fortunate who have been handed a tougher path to live. Addictions, whether to drugs or social/emotional abuse, and the impact they have on decisions don’t usually make sense to those who never fell down that rabbit hole, or were never unwillingly pulled down one by others. So many people forget that most girls like this are severely mistreated or neglected, and many at very young ages. They live daily with low self-esteem and abuse. The internal wounds and scars that they carry are powerful enough to make anyone repeat poor decisions, over and over and over again, to the disbelief of another reviewer here who found it hard to believe in the story-telling. Hopelessness will do that to you. I found the story rather accurate and true to what actually happens in real life to girls trapped in an abusive life, and yes, they will return to the same exact place a bad guy just tried to kill them at. It’s familiar, it’s the only home they have, and until you’ve been so unloved, so unwanted, and repeatedly disregarded, you might call them stupid or think they deserve what happens, but you would and will always be wrong about that.This movie was hard for me to watch only because I have a difficult time watching scenes where women willingly and unwillingly disrespect themselves so much or allow others to, and then Hollywood plastering scene after scene of nude women all over the place. But I get it. It was necessary to see the reality of the circumstances, but it doesn’t mean I am comfortable watching it. But...... a good story and good acting will keep me watching until the end. This movie certainly does that. My respect goes out to the real Cindy, married now with three kids. May God bless you and your family richly for the rest of your life, and I pray you are fully loved and respected as you always have deserved.Shame on those policeman who initially helped everyone overlook her case. They are the scum under the shoes of those they disrespect.

Très bon film. Très bon acteurs. A voir

Excellent film based on a true story which makes it even more shocking.

I rated it 6/10 for the movie!The dvd was delivered to home very quick

Great movie

Ambientada en Alaska, mantiene bien el ritmo y el suspense a lo largo de toda la película. Los actores cubren la espectativa.