moonspinner55 After his wife is kidnapped from their Paris hotel room soon after checking in, confused, distraught American doctor (Harrison Ford) finds himself plunged into a complex web involving Arab terrorists. Rather mild Hitchcockian suspense-thriller from director Roman Polanski, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Gerard Brach. Polanski sets up the pieces to this chess game awkwardly, with opening moments that don't convince (Ford and spouse Betty Buckley act more like brother and sister than a married couple). The pacing does pick up from there, despite the fact that Ford's character is seldom likable and is mainly just a plot device (the worried husband). Newcomer Emmanuelle Seigner (later Mrs. Polanksi) is tantalizing as a young woman who becomes involved, and her scenes with Ford give the picture a sexy shot in the arm. ** from ****

zaryosh This movie was a drag from start to finish. A good director would have needed half an hour less. Like when Walker danced with Michelle in the club(btw in a very sexual manner). What? Your wife is missing and your dancing with a smoking hot 20 year who's got a red dress on and dances like a hooker? of course.......At the airport: Walker: Oh jeez, there are police dogs trained to find drugs Michelle: Relax, There are no drugs in the suitcaseWait! what about the bag of cocaine that falls out of walker's pocket one minute later........Jesus, even a 5 year old would have recognized this.And Michelle, the girl who always wants money money money. She even busts an exchange because she wants her stupid money. Why didn't Walker knock her out for that? His wife's life is in danger and that bitch talks about money. And then, suddenly at the end Michelle says: "I don't need your money. You broke your promise" really? I mean, really? This is the girl who stole the wallet of a dead guy. Don't act like you have found proud in that wallet.And the fight at the end? The arab guy gets knocked down by Walker and instead of grabbing the weapon he just lost, the stupid girl just crawls away and does nothing. Then the arab guy gets shot in the chest. Walker, instead of grabbing the weapon that lays right beside him, he just walks away and lets the arab guy shot the girl. Are you serious?? I don't care if you have to kill off a main character. But try to bring some reason to it. Make it believable. That shows how lazy Roman polanski is as a director. Stupid characters + more and more stupid characters.

ellethekitty I bought a DVD set of movies with Harrison Ford in it and I looked forward to Frantic, based on the reviews and ratings here. Unfortunately, it was only a mediocre movie and I was somewhat disappointed. For one thing, it was very dated. and by that I do not mean that you could feel the age from the 80s dress and technology, although you could. Those concerns fade into the background in a movie when the plot is compelling. What i mean is, the writing was so dated. The plot was so unsophisticated. For a simple mix-up, they sure dragged out the discovery and the trade-off. A few things were so unbelievable, like when the bad guys just give up at the end. Like, they've already shot someone. they aren't going to shoot someone else who throws away what they are after?? There were a few things that I liked. I liked the performances, and I like that the relationship between Ford's character and Michelle was not the same old stereotypical sexual tension side-kick role.

g-bodyl Frantic is a vastly underrated film directed by the talented Roman Polanksi. I think this film is underrated because most people expect this film to be a thriller or an action film. This movie in a way is a thriller film but it has the aura of a Hitchcock film. I think anyone who watches this movie with a clear mind will see genius filmmaking.This film is about a husband and a wife who are both doctors. After they arrive in Paris and suffer through a mix-up of luggage, the wife gets kidnapped. It's up to the husband to do what he can to get her back safe in his hands.The only mainstream actor here that everyone knows is Harrison Ford. Ford is really good and his demeanor is perfect for this movie. The other actors were okay but nothing really special.Overall, this is a tense thriller with some very good filmmaking put into it. This film is not Roman Polanski's best, but it's still quite good. There are a few slow moments, but nothing a ordinary moviegoer won't handle. I rate this film 8/10.