The Frozen Ground tells the chilling story of a aerial killer in Alaska, who targeted young women, but let one slip.

It's an incredibly dark, sombre film, with an intensely bleak tone from start to finish. It's pretty good, it lacks some of the subtleties that you may have hoped would be here, however it's there to tell a story, and it gets the job done.

Not often can I stick with a film starring Nicholas Cage, I'm not really a fan of his, or the roles that be tends to take, but credit where it's due, he's pretty good here, it's a subtle performance, he's better than most of the other cast.

Very gritty, it needed a few lighter moments to have made it work better.

A decent watch, 6/10.

It's 1983 Anchorage. The cops find prostitute Cindy Paulson (Vanessa Hudgens) handcuffed and beaten. She tells them that she was being kidnapped by respected citizen Robert Hansen (John Cusack) but they don't believe her. One cop who believes Cindy's story sends Hansen's case to State cop Jack Holcombe (Nicolas Cage). Jack is investigating a dead body. He believes it's a serial killer and forced to take the case despite plans to quit. While Jack tries to help Cindy, Robert has a new victim in Debbie Peters. Clate Johnson (50 Cent) is Cindy's former pimp.

Most of this movie is flat. As a crime mystery thriller, the movie has few thrills until the end. There is no mystery because everything is laid out. The movie is devoid of tension except for the climax. There isn't anything wrong with the acting. This is functional but it's too bland for too long.

In 1993, in Anchorage, Alaska, the young prostitute Cindy Paulson (Vanessa Hudgens) is found cuffed in her apartment and she claims that she has been rapped and threatened by Robert "Bob" Hansen (John Cusack), a citizen married with children. The police officers do not believe on her words and Cindy returns to the streets and Bob is not accused.

Meanwhile Sergeant Jack Halcombe (Nicolas Cage) is assigned to investigate the murder of seven young women and the detective that found Cindy secretly sends her case to him. Jack believes that Bob is the serial-killer but he has no evidences to arrest him. Jack tries to earn Cindy's trust to send Bob to the court but she is afraid and tries to leave Alaska.

"The Frozen Ground' is a great and effective old-fashioned thriller that is supported in performances and not in explosions, car chases or special effects. Based on true events, the plot succeeds in keeping the attention of the viewer, despite the killer's identity be disclosed in the beginning. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Sangue no Gelo" ("Blood on the Ice")