Coventry This peculiar horror-thriller, a French/English co-production by the way, opens promising and rather intriguing with the unmasking of a demonic serial killer who calmly admits to the police inspector at his kitchen table that he's digging a hole in his garden to bury a murder victim and that he approximately has committed another twenty-four vile and sardonic murders. The maniac, Mr. Frost, is then institutionalized and doesn't speak another word anymore, until he's transferred to a new psychiatric clinic where he sees the opportunity to manipulate the lovely female Dr. Sarah Day. From here onwards, "Mr. Frost" quickly turns into a dull, formulaic and excessively talkative bunch of nonsense. Mr. Frost attempts to convince Sarah that he is the devil himself, and although she doesn't want to believe him, she can't explain why other patients in the clinic suddenly turn into a murderous beasts or why fellow staff members narrowly throw themselves from the roof. Sarah also gets into contact with the cop who arrested Mr. Frost and this leads the stupidest and most implausible romantic sub plot in the history of cinema. Many of my fellow reviewers state that the film is worth watching if only for Jeff Goldblum's amazing performance, but I don't agree. Goldblum is good, obviously, but he can't carry an entire movie that is extremely boring and derivative. The photography and settings are uninspired, the action sequences are sleep-inducing and all other lead performances (from Kathy Baker and particularly Alan Bates) are abominable. In fact, the only part of "Mr. Frost" that I really enjoyed was the – too – brief cameo appearance by Vincent Schiavelli.

bigbpdx I first saw this when it came out some years ago, and I still remember that it left me feeling very uncomfortable... Although as I said it is highly stylized, in some ways it reminds me of a novel set to film like a music video. However, while the dialog may be a bit slow, the acting by Jeff Goldblum as the charming and highly intelligent psychotic is excellent and worth watching for his performance alone. The concept is not a new one, by any means, yet the story itself is unlike any other I have experienced to date. I found the reaction of the inspector who turns him over to the psychiatric hospital particularly interesting when he has just turned Mr Frost over to them and the staff asks for some insight into him... and his reaction is that Mr Frost should be put to death immediately, this even though he admits he is against capital punishment in general. Still, I must say that overall even with its flaws, I found this to be a captivating, disturbing, and often underestimated film.

mjriley144 This movie is remarkably neglected. I seem to be the only person I've ever met that has seen it. I think it's freaking brilliant. Granted I'm a fan of Jeff Goldblum,but that said, it is a stellar creepy performance. Release it on DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The script is beautiful. The sets are sublime. The tension is like his baked Alaska. The performances are tremendous. Kathy Bates (of Picket Fences fame) plays a wonderful foil to Mr. Goldblum's performance. He is both charming and unnerving. The questions he allows to resonate on the nature of good and evil are with me years after watching this film. I continually recommend it to my friends yet no one can find it. It is a defining moment in his career that deserves attention. Please, for the love of whatever you love, re-release this film on DVD!

happenstanceouvre This movie is sadly overlooked and underated. As far as I'm concerned, it's one of Goldblum's better performances (sure beats ID4!). He was okay in The Fly, and okay in Jurassic Park too.I like Kathy Baker's role, but she herself, I find a little annoying at times. Here she's dead on as a psychologist who begins to lose faith in her field.Mostly thought, it's the tension this movie produces that won me over. For once I couldn't predict how it was going to end. Would she just quit and walk away from it all? Would she stick to her guns and ignore Mr. Frost's wishes like a "good doctor" should? Would she give in to Frost? I really saw it going any of those ways 'till the end.I could really have done without Francois Negret-- his character was important, but as a person he really put me off. He was the worst part of the movie. And the performance of the doctor unable to withhold his love for Sarah was so melodramatic and overplayed, it bordered on revolting.Overall I think this movie was original and cleverly-made.