Jack Frost Review |
by Jon Popick |
When Jack Frost (**) was in its development stages, it sounded like a
potentially great film. The title role wasn’t yet cast, but John
Travolta, George Clooney and Billy Bob Thornton were rumored to be the
top contenders for the coveted part. Gloomy...more |
Jack Frost Review |
by James Sanford |
As a sort of litmus test to see whether or not "Jack Frost" is the movie
for you, consider your response to this bit of information: It includes
Hanson performing covers of the Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'"
and the Rascals' "Good Lovin'," as...more |
Jack Frost Review |
by Matt Williams |
It's hard to imagine the idea even looked good on paper. Mixing a live
action Frosty-the-snowman adventure with a tragic father and son bonding
story, Jack Frost is even more unappealing on screen. more |
Jack Frost Review |
by Dustin Putman |
Directed by Troy Miller.
Cast: Joseph Cross, Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, Henry
Rollins, Andrew Lawrence.
1998 - 95 minutes.
Rated PG (for sexual situations, mild profanity, and mature themes).
Reviewed December 13, 1998. more |
Jack Frost Review |
by Ssg722 AT aol DOT com |
Susan Granger's review of "JACK FROST" (Warner Brothers)
Just when career-obsessed, hip blues musician Jack Frost
(Michael Keaton) is about to achieve his lifelong dream of success, he
dies in a car wreck, leaving a devastated wife (Kelly Preston)...more |
Jack Frost Review |
by Michael Dequina |
This family fantasy can best be described as a cross between
_Frosty_the_Snowman_ and _Ghost_, with a bit of _Wide_Awake_ thrown in.
The young star of _Wide_Awake_, Joseph Cross, appears to have the "family
film about death" market cornered with this...more |
Jack Frost Review |
by Scott Renshaw |
JACK FROST
(Warner Bros.)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy.
Screenplay: Mark Steven Johnson and Steve Bloom & Jonathan Roberts and
Jeff Cesario.
Producers: Mark Canton and Irving Azoff.
Director: Troy Miller.
MPAA...more |
Jack Frost Review |
by Edward Johnson-ott |
Jack Frost (1998)
Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, Joseph Cross, Scott Kraft, Eli
Marienthal, Henry Rollins, Dweezil Zappa. Written by Mark Steven Johnson
and Steven Bloom & Jonathan Roberts and Jeff Cesario. Directed by Troy
Miller.
Rated...more |
Jack Frost Review |
by Steve Rhodes |
It's war out there. The seventh graders control the prized high ground
and are raining snowballs down on their younger classmates. Brave
11-year-old Charlie Frost (Joseph Cross) is leading an insurrection from
the field of battle below. With an...more |