Frozen River(2008)- User Reviews

I recommend this movie. A story that makes us all think and wonder. The acting was very good, the story moved along at a very good pace, and they did a great job with a low budget. Go see this if you like good drama.more»

I grew up 100 miles away. Chillingly accurate and realistic, the ending was uplifting and hopeful for the real upstaters who have been locked out of hope for too long.more»

This is a well acted, although very depressing movie. Bleak tale of a very desperate, broke mother willing do anything for her family. The title "Frozen River" is about smuggling people across the border over a frozen river thus avoiding the …more»

Wow! This is an excellent movie and it keeps you on the edge of your seat! This is a movie I would view again and normally I don't watch movies more than once!!! Don't miss it!more»

Engaging story of a woman and community driven by dispair, boxed in by few choices. Extreme adversity, as those of us who have experienced it, tests us like nothing else. This is an honest account of desparation. The movie slips here and there, revealing …more»

and everyone else.

I took my 13 yr. old son to see Frozen River, and while he would never admit it, I know he was more engaged in this film then others we saw: Tropic Thunder, Hancock, Stepbrothers, Disater Movie, to name a few. These films were passable …more»

Just a really well done movie that kept me on the edge of my seat. It's called DRAMA, Hollywood! This is how to make a movie...forget special effects, see this movie and take notes.more»

I COULDN'T HARDLY WAIT FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS TO SEE THINS WITH MY BESTFRIEND AND I WHO LOVE INTERCULTURAL/BORDER/ AND NATIVE AMERICAN FILMS. WE WERE PRACTICALLY JUMPING UP AND DOWN TO CONTAIN OURSELVES THAT WE WERE FINALLY AT THE THEATER. I THOUGHT …more»

This is one of the most uncomfortable movies you'll ever watch. At times I wanted to turn my head away. There is a pervasive sense of doom, of something terrible about to happen (a la Quentin Tarantino). In fact, I left the theater uncertain about …more»

Frozen River is one of the finest movie I have seen in a very long time. Almost every film element was done to perfection: script, acting, direction, editing, story, characterization, pacing. I was engrossed in the movie from the opening frame to the …more»