The term Curse of Jack Frost is slightly more relatable, as compared to Jack Frost. It is produced by Jagged Edge Productions and features a story by Craig McLaren, starring Sarah T. Cohen and Nicola Wright, whom we’ve all heard of. It is worth noting that Liana Failla makes her directorial debut here.
We’ve seen and reviewed a lot of movies that come under the Jagged Edge Productions. These are collections from a certain set of writers, directors, and actors who seem to have or work with a specific style, set themes, fictional worlds or recurring actors, and characters. Meaning, the more of them you see, the more they begin to meld together.
There is a blend of drama and supernatural grunge in these movies, and some have backstories for the character that is the focus of the film. Jack Frost does lie somewhere in the middle with an underwhelming premise. It does have a dark supernatural storyline sprinkled with a little bit of backstory to the villain. It also has good performances from the cast. With such high-quality backs, the movie fails to make any sort of impact and sinks into a pathetic retake of other overly used slasher movies. Although it is nice to see some more creativity, it does not make the movie more enjoyable.
A long time ago, Jack Frost and Santa Claus waged war. Jack ended up losing and having his body dismembered and hidden across the globe. Disciples of Jack however, are many. They have always wished to resurrect him and managed to gather all of his body parts. Except for one hand, allowing a young woman named Lesley to battle him and ultimately win.
Lesley is now traumatized and refusing to celebrate Christmas. Jack proves to be the ultimate villain by having a heavy underlying reason for his actions. The story grabs my attention with its well-rounded introduction.
Moving fifty years ahead, Lesley now never celebrates Christmas out of fear of the return of Jack. Her family has always just brushed it aside and played along. But now, a family friend who has never had the experience of a family Christmas wants to make it special, much to the annoyance of Lesley.
Undoubtedly, this will end up being a blunder as Jack retrieves his powers setting forth to take revenge. If only he could recover his last body part, he would be complete and the entire world would sink into a permanent Winter darkness.
A very entertaining cast, a great villain who possesses the power of Freddy Kruger, striking visuals, and creative deaths all combine to keep Jack Frost going strong. Even when the story starts to splutter and cough as it begins to run out of steam, the fine points are very compelling.
The parts of the film that fail to engage the audiences, for instance, the family drama, are barely tolerable thanks to the cast. Nonetheless, the entire experience is enhanced to another level whenever the piece centers around the vicious villain.
Alright, I mean, no one expects him to be a horror icon or anything, although there is a sense that they sure want that to happen. He does have plenty of life thanks to actor Stephen Staley and the rock soundtrack that accompanies his cheesy onscreen appearance is hilarious. But the slasher formula he begins to slip into, as it succeeds, is all too monotonous and lacks enough supernatural intrigue to make everything interesting. Even if the low-budget is utilized wonderfully and the holiday-themed murders do amuse.
The combination of strong performing, loveable characters, and the titular villain does not mask the slow sections completely, but there is still some joy to be had. Even when it isn’t blowing up the scenery, there’s enough holiday horror happening to entertain most very lightly.
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