Freeze Frame is a psychological thriller-mystery film written and directed by John Simpson. In the lead role is the comedian Lee Evans. The film follows the story of Sean Veil (Evans), who becomes paranoid that there is a conspiracy against him after he is accused of a triple murder. He starts filming every moment of his life to provide himself an alibi. The film was rated "R" by the Motion Picture Association of America.[4]
In 1994, Sean Veil is acquitted of charges relating to an infamous triple murder. He becomes paranoid that the police are trying to frame him for this and other crimes. A book based on his trial called Darkness Invisible is released. The author, Saul Seger, accuses Veil. Veil responds by filming every moment of his life to provide himself with an alibi. However, some of his tapes go missing. Veil goes on the run, tries to create an alibi and investigates the conspiracy against him. Katie Carter, a young reporter, says she would like to help Veil prove his innocence but Veil refuses her offer.
Veil is assaulted and apprehended by police wishing to interrogate him. Veil shows detectives Emeric (who is dying of lung cancer) and Mountjoy the many tapes he has made. Emeric and Mountjoy leave but Veil finds one of his tapes is missing. Veil then becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a prostitute.
At the morgue, the prostitute's body is mysteriously replaced by that of Seger, who has had his throat cut. Veil is convicted and sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment. However, one of Veil's tapes proves his innocence and he is released. Veil returns home and is shocked to find Seger alive. Both Carter and Seger are guilty of serious crimes, for which they tried to frame Veil. Veil asks Seger who is trying to frame him but Seger refuses to say. In fact, Carter hired the prostitute to steal one of Veil's tapes and then killed her by accident. Carter's father killed his wife and family and then killed himself when he found his wife was having an affair. By coincidence, Veil was at the murder scene, leaving his fingerprints. Carter shoots Seger dead, then knocks Veil out. Waking up, Veil finds Carter raping him in order to frame him; she destroys his tapes afterwards. However, Carter finds herself feeling too guilty for her actions to kill Veil.
Emeric arrives at Veil's home. An altercation leaves both Emeric and Carter dead. Detective Mountjoy arrives. Veil shows him what happened as he has filmed the events on his webcam. Before the film ends, Veil makes a list of things to remember: whom to trust, how to be careful, how to be a step ahead, and how to prove one's innocence. He must never stop filming himself because being off camera is "like being off guard".
Freeze Frame was released on 18 June 2004. Box Office Mojo reports it earned $1,100 at the domestic box office and $38,570 in the UK.[7]The Numbers reports a worldwide box office return of $91,062.[3] It was released on DVD on 18 January 2005.
Receptionedit
Freeze Frame received five positive and one negative review among the six reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 55 out of 100 from Metacritic based on 5 reviews, signifying "mixed or average reviews".[8] Critical appreciation went to Evans who had previously played comedic roles. David Rooney of Variety said Simpson's direction was "executed in the style of early David Fincher" and said Evans' performance was "gripping". Debbie Wiseman's score, cinematographer Mark Garrett's choice of cameras and lenses and Simon Thorne's "sharp editing" were also mentioned.[9] Kevin Crust of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Freeze Frame is a "stylish and dystopian allegory concerned with Orwellian surveillance and intrusive government". Crust called Evans' performance "riveting".[10] Neil Smith of the BBC wrote that the film "starts off stylish and ingenious but becomes a disappointing hodgepodge of risible overacting and transparent plotting".[11]
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Freeze Frame is a psychological thriller mystery film written and directed by John Simpson In the lead role is the comedian Lee Evans The film follows the story of Sean Veil Evans who becomes paranoid that there is a conspiracy against him after he is accused of a triple murder He starts filming every moment of his life to provide himself an alibi The film was rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America 4 Freeze FrameDirected byJohn SimpsonWritten byJohn SimpsonProduced byMichael CaseyStarringLee Evans Sean McGinley Ian McNeice Colin Salmon Rachael StirlingCinematographyMark GarretEdited bySimon ThorneMusic byDebbie WisemanProductioncompanyGreen Park FilmsDistributed byUniversal PicturesRelease date18 June 2004 2004 06 18 Running time97 minutes 1 CountriesUnited KingdomIrelandUnited States 2 LanguageEnglishBox office 91 062 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot editIn 1994 Sean Veil is acquitted of charges relating to an infamous triple murder He becomes paranoid that the police are trying to frame him for this and other crimes A book based on his trial called Darkness Invisible is released The author Saul Seger accuses Veil Veil responds by filming every moment of his life to provide himself with an alibi However some of his tapes go missing Veil goes on the run tries to create an alibi and investigates the conspiracy against him Katie Carter a young reporter says she would like to help Veil prove his innocence but Veil refuses her offer Veil is assaulted and apprehended by police wishing to interrogate him Veil shows detectives Emeric who is dying of lung cancer and Mountjoy the many tapes he has made Emeric and Mountjoy leave but Veil finds one of his tapes is missing Veil then becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a prostitute At the morgue the prostitute s body is mysteriously replaced by that of Seger who has had his throat cut Veil is convicted and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment However one of Veil s tapes proves his innocence and he is released Veil returns home and is shocked to find Seger alive Both Carter and Seger are guilty of serious crimes for which they tried to frame Veil Veil asks Seger who is trying to frame him but Seger refuses to say In fact Carter hired the prostitute to steal one of Veil s tapes and then killed her by accident Carter s father killed his wife and family and then killed himself when he found his wife was having an affair By coincidence Veil was at the murder scene leaving his fingerprints Carter shoots Seger dead then knocks Veil out Waking up Veil finds Carter raping him in order to frame him she destroys his tapes afterwards However Carter finds herself feeling too guilty for her actions to kill Veil Emeric arrives at Veil s home An altercation leaves both Emeric and Carter dead Detective Mountjoy arrives Veil shows him what happened as he has filmed the events on his webcam Before the film ends Veil makes a list of things to remember whom to trust how to be careful how to be a step ahead and how to prove one s innocence He must never stop filming himself because being off camera is like being off guard Cast editLee Evans as Sean Veil Ian McNeice as Forensic Profiler Saul Serger Colin Salmon as Detective Mountjoy Sean McGinley as Detective Louis Emeric Rachael Stirling as Katie Carter Rachel O Riordan as Mary Shaw Andrew Wilson as Covert Cameraman Andrea Grimason as Susan Jasper Martin McShary as Sam Jasper Gabriella Henriette as Moira Jasper Emily Anthony as Maggie Jasper Ryan McKenna as Reporter Credit only Hawk Younkins as Carter uncredited Production editThe film was shot in Crumlin Road Jail in Belfast Northern Ireland 5 on a budget of 2 000 000 6 Release editFreeze Frame was released on 18 June 2004 Box Office Mojo reports it earned 1 100 at the domestic box office and 38 570 in the UK 7 The Numbers reports a worldwide box office return of 91 062 3 It was released on DVD on 18 January 2005 Reception editFreeze Frame received five positive and one negative review among the six reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 55 out of 100 from Metacritic based on 5 reviews signifying mixed or average reviews 8 Critical appreciation went to Evans who had previously played comedic roles David Rooney of Variety said Simpson s direction was executed in the style of early David Fincher and said Evans performance was gripping Debbie Wiseman s score cinematographer Mark Garrett s choice of cameras and lenses and Simon Thorne s sharp editing were also mentioned 9 Kevin Crust of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Freeze Frame is a stylish and dystopian allegory concerned with Orwellian surveillance and intrusive government Crust called Evans performance riveting 10 Neil Smith of the BBC wrote that the film starts off stylish and ingenious but becomes a disappointing hodgepodge of risible overacting and transparent plotting 11 See also editList of films featuring surveillanceReferences edit FREEZE FRAME 2003 British Board of Film Classification Retrieved 12 July 2020 Freeze Frame 2004 BFI British Film Institute Archived from the original on 10 April 2017 Retrieved 10 April 2017 a b Freeze Frame The Numbers Retrieved 8 December 2013 Freeze Frame 2004 Film Ratings Motion Picture Association of America Retrieved 9 April 2017 Freeze Frame Premieres in Belfast The Irish Film amp Television Network iftn ie Retrieved 25 October 2017 Freeze Frame Released This Week The Irish Film amp Television Network iftn ie Retrieved 25 October 2017 Freeze Frame 2004 Box Office Mojo Retrieved 6 August 2012 Freeze Frame Reviews Ratings Credits and More Metacritic 10 December 2004 Retrieved 6 August 2012 Rooney David 4 May 2004 Freeze Frame Variety Retrieved 6 August 2012 Crust Kevin 10 December 2004 A life that has been frozen in place Los Angeles Times Retrieved 8 December 2013 Smith Neil 12 June 2004 Freeze Frame BBC Retrieved 8 December 2013 External links 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