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Below Zero

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Jack, a once successful screenwriter, locks himself inside of a meat locker with vegetarian meals to overcome his writer's block. As the temperature drops, the line between reality and fiction blurs and Jacks's script comes to life.
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Gunn W How exciting can a movie be when the entire story is in a basement? BORING! You only see a freezer, a dissection room, and hanging pigs. Although the problem is - what part of the story is the BOOK, or which is REAL LIFE? I realize, when the guy is wearing the red plaid shirt, he's in the story - and when he is wearing the hoodie, this is real life... but... they keep rewriting the book, changing the story. So, is Person X alive in the real world, or is Person X dead in the book? Did they resurrect him like Jesus, or just done with a pen (computer and later an old-school non-electric typewriter). The end of the movie (or the book, not sure) was kind of funny, especially if it was done in the real world. But, I wouldn't watch this snooze fest just to find out the conundrum at the end. Just not worth it! SKIP THIS ONE!!!!! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/19/23 Full Review Audience Member This film started out a bit slow but the development of the story along with Edward Furlong's acting and ability to get you to care about the character almost makes it addicting to finish! A really well made thriller with an ending that I didn't see coming. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Below Zero led me to have some thoughts. I wondered to myself: "I believe a straightforward good movie is better than a complex bad movie. But is a complex bad movie better than a straightforward bad movie?" I ruminated upon this over Below Zero's 100 minute run time, and you know what? I'm kinda thinking yeah, maybe it is better. It's still bad though. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member good movie some grooves and twist but overall very good Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I love the twist at the end! Since I'm a writer, I loved it! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite some hackneyed acting from Edward Furlong, Below Zero is surprisingly good. Very multi-layered about a screenwriter locking himself in a freezer in a slaughterhouse writing a story about a screenwriter locking himself in a freezer in a slaughterhouse. The story goes deep and we see the story being written and re-written as it goes. Anyway, this is a great movie, with a very satisfying end. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jack, a once successful screenwriter, locks himself inside of a meat locker with vegetarian meals to overcome his writer's block. As the temperature drops, the line between reality and fiction blurs and Jacks's script comes to life.
Director
Justin Thomas Ostensen
Producer
Judy Fox, Signe Olynyk, Justin Thomas Ostensen, Chad Kowalchuk, Laura Pursley, Bob Schultz
Screenwriter
Signe Olynyk
Rating
R (Language|Some Bloody Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 16, 2016
Runtime
1h 39m
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