The Frozen Ground (2013)

Release date: 2013-07-11
Country: USA
Language: English|French
Director: Scott Walker
Production Co: Grindstone Entertainment Group, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films), Cheetah Vision
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: 6.4/10
Length: 1h 45min

Storyline

Alaska Trooper Jack Holcombe believes Robert Hansen is a serial killer who abducts young girls, tortures and sexually assaults them, then kills them. But Holcombe doesn't have enough evidence to get a search warrant for Hansen's premises. Holcombe knows that one victim, Cyndy Paulsen, somehow survived, so he decides to seek her help, but he finds that she's now a junkie with trust issues. Holcombe has to earn her trust; meanwhile, Hansen is still hunting and killing girls.

Plot Keywords

based on true story, serial killer, strip club, homicide detective, alaska, pole dancer, speech impediment, pimp, contract killer, car chase, held at gunpoint, confession, ends with biographical notes, mobile home, manhunt, kidnapping, gun, escape, stripper, year 1983

Short Review

"The Frozen Ground" trucks in cliche, as most serial killer and police procedural films do, but the strength of the acting (from the leads down to people with only one or two lines) helps ground the film.