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Frequency (2000)

Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel

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YA BIG HAM Quaid learns to be a better father

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Release Date: Apr 28, 2000; Rated: PG-13; Video Release Date: Oct 31, 2000; Genres: Drama, Sci-fi, Suspense, Thriller; With: James Caviezel and Dennis Quaid

By Scott Brown

Scott Brown

Scott Brown is a senior writer for EW and a frequent contributor to National Public Radio -- he has the tote bag to prove it

Like ''Field of Dreams'' before it, Frequency, a pleasantly mawkish fantasy about a Queens cop (Caviezel) reunited with his long dead fireman dad (Quaid) via sunspot enhanced ham radio, will surely become a rental staple for grown men who want an excuse to cry. Only later will they realize they've been treated to the rather odd spectacle of a father and son bonding over a grisly serial murder case -- not to mention the most elliptical timeline twisting since ''Back to the Future II.'' That's forgivable. The Garth Brooks musical finale is not.

Posted Oct 31, 2000

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