powermandan '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.

Python Hyena Chill Factor (1999): Dir: Hugh Johnson / Cast: Skeet Ulrich, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Paymer, Peter Firth, Kevin J. O'Connor: Stupid action premise that winds down to clichés, stereotypes and total idiocy. Title represents a device that needs to be kept cold but it can also refer to the situation itself. An experiment goes wrong (much like the film) that costs the lives of soldiers. David Paymer plays the doctor in charge who regrets it. Peter Firth plays the commander who took the fall and plots revenge. The rest is a dumb road trip with Skeet Ulrich and ice cream truck driver Cuba Gooding Jr. Hugh Johnson directs as if this is a Looney Tunes cartoon. Ulrich plays a deli worker whom is the only one Paymer can trust on the verge of death, but the role has him either fleeing by vehicle or on foot. Gooding Jr. brings comic relief but the role is total cardboard. Paymer does well but his role requires him to regret, guilt and then die within fifteen minutes, which renders the role a prop. Firth cannot raise the commander above embarrassment. He murders the Paymer character then spends the remainder of the film trying to do the same to Ulrich and Gooding Jr. He also yells threats a lot but that may be the attitude coming from working on this film. Kevin J. O'Connor also makes an appearance in what will become standard for him and action films. Mindless action junk that should be buried in the Arctic. Score: 1 / 10

Graham Tutt There's only one reason to watch "Chill Factor", and that's Peter Firth (Colonel Andrew Brynner) and his bunch of totally useless elite commandos / terrorists.The plot is awful, the dialogue is terrible, and it makes you wince to think that Cuba Gooding Jnr once won an Oscar. However, this movie contains some of the most useless bad guys you've ever seen .Laugh out loud as one chap abseils into the path of a moving van, whilst another rides his motorbike into the grill of an oncoming truck. Grab your sides as Peter Firth delivers line after line of hilarious empty threats, movie clichés, and, in some cases, complete and utter rubbish.The movie lacks pace (apart from a nicely done initial disaster) and has no idea which genre it belongs to. Is it a bad action movie, a send up, or a comedy buddy movie? Who knows? What I do know is that Peter Firth realised he was making an absolute stinker of a movie and took the opportunity to ham-it-up to the max. He's a serious contender for worst movie bad guy ever, who clearly recruits his goons from the school for the seriously challenged.Watch out for his numerous attempts to steal best movie leer from John Voight in Anaconda!

bigwig_thalyi I came across this film one night and let me tell you it is a cracker of a movie. Cuba Gooding Jr,an ice cream delivery driver,and Skeet Ulrich,an employee at a diner, are transporting a secret chemical weapon,named Elvis,that if exceeding the temperature of 50 degrees will detonate killing 3 million Americans and annihilating everything for miles around. They are pursued by terrorist Peter Firth, who wants to sell the weapon to the highest bidder, and his female cronie Hudson Leick. This is a film that keeps upping the tension and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Cuba Gooding Jr and Skeet Ulrich are perfect as 2 unlikely heroes who at first don't get on but have to work together and in so doing become friends. Peter Firth plays a really nasty piece of work but his co-star Hudson Leick steals every scene with her portrayal of a female assassin who has no scruples what so ever. If you ever get the chance to watch this film then take up the offer because you will be seeing a small movie that is a little gem. By the end of this film you will have no nails left to chew. 8 out of 10.