Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Good concept, poorly executed.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

'Chill Factor' is at every video store and pawn shop in the world. But nobody has seen it since it came out almost twenty years ago. But it's probably for the best.The first act of the movie is a mega dull look at a new lethal bomb known as "Elvis" that explodes if it is exposed to warm temperatures. David Paymer makes it, Peter Firth takes the fall, and gets out of jail seeking "Elvis." Despite how this sounds, I was really surprised at how flat it was.We then meet Skeet Ulrich who works at a coffee shop and is one of Paymer's friends. The quality does slightly rise, but barely. It isn't until roughly 20 minutes that Cuba Gooding Jr. gets introduced and the movie actually starts.Gooding Jr steals his employer's ice cream truck just to be spiteful and hopes to rip people off along the way. At Skeet's coffee shop, a near-death Paymer stumbles into the coffee shop with "Elvis" and tells them about it. Ulrich places "Elvis" in the ice cream truck and takes Gooding Jr along with him. It certainly took a long time to get somewhere! 'Chill Factor' is not a terrible movie, thanks in large part to Cuba Gooding Jr. As a part comedy movie, everything funny comes from him. And the friendship that blossoms between him and Skeet Ulrich is pretty entertaining. I know that both men needed to do their share in the greatness of the growing friendship, but only with Gooding Jr could this have been done decently. Ulrich isn't bad, but he's not as good. Peter Firth as the villain Brynner is awful. Unlike most cheesy 90s villains, Brynner is not interesting or entertaining in the slightest. He is far below average.The second flaw is the logic and believability (mostly in the stunts). The first action-packed chase scene is fun and cool, but not at all believeable. Then some of the characters (such as the political guy at the end that swears them to secrecy) are too dumb to be believeable. Many people's gripe with this is how similar it is to 'Speed'. In 'Speed' a bomb will explode if... and in 'Chill Factor' a bomb will explode if... Difference is 'Speed' was fresh and felt real. This feels like a wannabe. But is that really a bad thing? What 'Speed' had, 'Chill Factor' tried to mimic. And some of the chase and hostage scenes are quite exciting. That's just the way it is with chase movies.So aside from a handful of good action bits and Cuba Gooding Jr's hilarious performance, 'Chill Factor' is an empty dud.

Two mis-matched men are forced to team up with each other when they get possession of a top-secret weapon that, if heated over 50 F, detonates and releases a lethal cloud of radioactivity in a 200 mile radiusFormer soldiers want to use this against the government after making them scapegoats years earlier for their handling of the virus and covering up the existence of the weapon. With time running out, and the temperature rising, the two must outwit their pursuers and try to find a way to dispose of the weapon before they both vaporise.....Chill Factor is nothing more than a Speed knock off, but hey, if the ice melts, it's big bang time, and only Oscar winner Gooding JR., and Billy Loomis can save the day.And one wonders how they ever do, as they are the most incompetent duo since Abbott And Costello graced our screen. They are chased by Peter Firth, some muscle-heads, and the token short haired tough girl, who was in these films for the girlpower.It's a really stupid concept, and the fact that the film cost $70 million, and only made $11 million, begs the question, is in the so bad, it's good territory.Not quite, but it's just one of those films where the two leads scream at each other through the course of the film, instantly become wonderful stuntmen and fighters, and evade attacks so many times from trained professionals.But one thing, this film would make a great drinking game, every time Gooding JR. utters the the profane word 'S***' take a drink, because i'm sure you'll be drunk within an hour.He utters it that many times, it takes you away from any action that is happening at that time.I'm just surprised that they didn't name the two lead characters Ben & Jerry....

I am not a huge fan of Cuba Gooding Jnr, but enjoyed his performance in Radio, and as all actors put in the occasional good performance, I thought I'd give this fim a go. It was awful. The plot would belong better in an episode of Starsky & Hutch, the villain was (unfortunatly) badly played by Peter Firth, who I enjoyed in the TV series 'The battle for Rome'. Hugh Johnson directed this flick, and this is his one and only attempt, and since this he's gone back to cinematography where he firmly belongs. The plot is thin, obvious and not entertaining. The action sequences are poorly put together and edited so badly it hurts to watch. It's not an action picture, it's definitely not a comedy, but it trys to be both, and fails. I felt the acting was restricted by the director, who is ultimately to blame for this appalling film. All in all, a waste of a Tuesday morning off work!!!!

Let me start by saying that I never walk out of movies. I'm a movie buff, and if I'm going to pay eight bucks to see a picture, I'm going to make sure I see the whole thing. However, Chill Factor was a different experience altogether. The trailers looked great. I had been following this movie, having been a fan of Cuba Gooding Jr. since Jerry Maguire. Talk about a let-down. What did this movie have? A terrible plot, stereotypically bad villains (the lead villain in this film is a textbook case of overacting), and a garbage script that lacked an original idea with the exception of an ice cream truck. This flick is blasphemy. Don't see it.