Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

daggersineyes I found this really hard to review. Most of it I just hated. The music was horrifically bad, the visuals are awful, the sound quality muddy (in the version I saw). The acting is abysmal and that's partly due to a decidedly dreadful script and ridiculous direction. Kathy Baker is wooden (no surprise) as was her unconvincing "love interest". Actually, nearly everyone was bad. There's not a lot to recommend this movie but there's two things that make it worth seeing IF you're the kind of person who likes to experience great moments regardless of the crud they are surrounded by. One is the actual concept behind the movie - intriguing and could have been a classic story. THe other is Goldblum.Jeffrey Goldblum is PERFECT in this. Even the camera work on him is suddenly fantastic. But it's his acting that saves this movie from being a total fail. He exudes charisma and menace and does it with seemingly no effort. Almost underplayed but all the more sinister for it. I was captivated. I can't rave enough about how good he was and I'm just so sad that everything else was so appalling that his brilliance was wasted. I've not seen Goldblum in many movies, I can only think of The Fly off-hand (loved it BTW) but this has made me decide to ferret out more of his work. Pure genius.ALso the story itself was promising, it just wasn't told well. I actually hope someone good does a remake. There was some hidden concepts in it that are awesome (eg he just wants to cook stuff!)So for the story/concept I'll give it a point and 4 points for Goldblum. Hope this helps you make up your own mind about whether to watch it. I found it free online - you can probably pick it up dirt cheap or free somewhere. If so, worth watching.

cyrilnet A chilling portrait of terror without any gratuitous violence. This is one brilliant film, many a film lovers probably missed, and a film that succeeded instilling sheer terror in audience without any gory details or bloody violence. Like 12 Angry Men, the words and pure acting, accolades to Jeff Goldblum's brilliant performance as the eponymous character where the name became evil itself. It's difficult to get a DVD of this movie as it's out of print and the one's are quite pricey too, however you'll find the full movie in Google Videos. In Australia it was titled as Deadly Mister Frost. If the movie is in your TV channel don't miss it.

mjriley144 This movie is remarkably neglected. I seem to be the only person I've ever met that has seen it. I think it's freaking brilliant. Granted I'm a fan of Jeff Goldblum,but that said, it is a stellar creepy performance. Release it on DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The script is beautiful. The sets are sublime. The tension is like his baked Alaska. The performances are tremendous. Kathy Bates (of Picket Fences fame) plays a wonderful foil to Mr. Goldblum's performance. He is both charming and unnerving. The questions he allows to resonate on the nature of good and evil are with me years after watching this film. I continually recommend it to my friends yet no one can find it. It is a defining moment in his career that deserves attention. Please, for the love of whatever you love, re-release this film on DVD!

Jeff Gaines *************WARNING! This is more a perception of the film as a whole from my point of view and NOT so much a review (in the classic sense)! It could spoil the film for you. If you haven't seen it, then I HIGHLY recommend watching this fantastic movie and THEN reading this piece. ENJOY! ***************************************************************I won't re-hash all the things in the other reviews about acting and characters, most are right on the money. But I was astounded that no one else got what I got from this incredible film! To me, it was a character study in being the "Devil" in this day and age. Jeff Goldblum plays this role to the max as stated in all the other reviews ...BUT ...What I got was that his character felt like people had become so wicked that they had FORGOTTEN that evil was "his" and that people didn't believe in him anymore. What I saw his character doing was that he was on a mission: His mission wasn't to just get the world to believe again, it was to QUIT BEING THE DEVIL! He doesn't want the job anymore. He's "tired". (He wants to cook, for crying out loud!) Listen to his dialog CLOSELY. (Especially in the kitchen as he meets the Detective and when he first begins to speak to the unsuspecting lady Doctor) To find a suitable replacement, he comes to earth as a mortal and he has to find someone who believes that he is, in fact, the Devil; and THAT soul would take over his position. He, as the Devil would do, uses trickery and deception to lull the good Doctor into becoming a candidate. He wants to know that she can commit the ultimate evil and kill another person ... namely HIM! That will prove she is a worthy candidate and release him from his duties.In the end of the film, when she shoots him, you see the crosses of light that had shown in his eyes, suddenly appear in the Doctors eyes as she repeats his words ... "Stronger than passing time" .... it sounds like his and her voices together. The words become an oath, of sorts, and so it appears in the end of the film that SHE has taken his duties and he can now "retire" or whatever it is that Satan would do if he left his "position"! It's a very deep screenplay/storyline and if you get up to go the the bathroom or get a drink, you could easily be lost or miss an important part. Also, the sound recording is the most dynamic I've ever heard in a film. Some moments are so soft you must ride the volume up to hear them speak and some are so pressured, that you must ride the volume down from the yelling or Foley effects. Again, if you don't, you may miss or overlook an important bit.Definitely one of my favorite screenplays and films of all time! To truly "get it": Watch it alone, remote in hand, on a rainy afternoon ... TWICE! Pause it, if you get up. You WILL NOT regret it. For once you have "gotten it", I promise this will become a favorite of yours as well.