The Thaw (2009)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Mark A. Lewis

Writers:

Mark A. Lewis (writer)
Michael Lewis (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

This spring, the sacrifice begins...

Plot:

A research expedition to the Arctic discovers that a melting polar ice cap has released a deadly prehistoric parasite.

Plot Keywords:

Ice | Student | Mammoth | Expedition | Epidemic

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	Dr. David Kruipen
Alexandra Staseson	...	Infected Girl
Brad Dryborough	...	Man with Needle / Fishing Reporter
Greg Rogers	...	Webcam Voice (voice)
William B. Davis	...	Ted
Gary Chalk	...	Jack (as Garry Chalk)
Peter Kelamis	...	Mike
Brenda Crichlow	...	Anchorwoman (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
Anne Marie DeLuise	...	Dr. Jane Sanders
John Callander	...	Edward
Lamech Kadloo	...	Nuti
Kyle Schmid	...	Federico Fulce
Steph Song	...	Ling Chen
Aaron Ashmore	...	Atom Galen
Evan Adams	...	Professor Anderson

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing images, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

Germany:90 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45515) | USA:R | Australia:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Anagram Pictures Inc.

Trivia:

Since the film is shot near the Esket Reserve in Western Canada, many people of the First Nation were also involved, including Chief Charlene Belleau who blessed the production.

Soundtrack:

The Dugout

Thaw...Not Exactly Chilling.

It had some brief moments of entertainment, but overall it was Luke warm at best. The producers must've blown their budget on hiring Val Kilmer to fill some dead spots in the movie. Kilmer kind of walks through this movie and plays a dopey doc that wants these parasites to infest mankind just to make a point about global warming. Supposedly this movie takes place very cold (or somewhere in Canada.) Unfortunately, there isn't a lick of smoke we can see exiting their mouths in a supposed subzero climate. As a matter of fact, there was barely a drop of snow to be seen anywhere. Oh yeah, global warming. Throw in a bunch of 30 something year old grad students that are supposedly the most brilliant of their class and viola! LOL! Whoever the actress was that played Kilmer's daughter, should be given a Golden Turkey award for most pathetic portrayal of a confused daughter to a wacky mad scientist. I mean bad!! This movie delivers thrills for a buck at Red Box, but it's not worth a penny more.

The End.