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.

For a movie which had little special effects, and no CG stuff this was great. Made back in the days when all you had going for you was good writing, good acting and good directing. Its been so long since I saw this, I can't even remember how the production quality was. I wish this would be released on DVD, though. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Blows away most of the recycled garbage seeping out of Hollywood today by a mile. Great example of a good medium-low budget movie. I like Goldblum in these types of roles. I liked him in the Invasion of the Bodysnatcher remake with Southerland (better than the original, actually) Help me get this released on DVD so our kids don't have to watch crap like 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, and the last 3 Star Wars episodes.

"Mr. Frost" isn't that bad, but really could've used a few problems fixed with it.**SPOILERS**Trying to solve a crime, Inspector Felix Detweiler, (Alan Bates) stops by the home of funeral caretaker Mr. Frost, (Jeff Goldblum) and manages to stumble onto the fact that he's one of the most notorious mass-murderers of the day. Arrested and taken into custody, he is soon transferred to the St. Claire Mental Hospital where he is put into the care of Dr. Sarah Day, (Kathy Baker) owner Raymond Reynhardt, (Roland Giraud) and her staff. Attempting to get through to get through to him, she is constantly told that he is Satan and his great evil puts her in danger. The more time spent in his graces, the more he makes her believe that his story is true and that he may in fact be the Antichrist. Trying to decide how to deal with his threats, they try a few radical ideas and finally discover his real motive.The Good News: This wasn't all that bad. The fact that this takes a really unconventional approach to the fact of the protagonists identity. There's a really new angle here, as it's not entirely clear if it's just playing into the suggestion or if it's actually true. There's enough given for both angles quite efficiently, and they can't be spoiled but they do manage to make it seem like it could go either way. That is a wonderful skill for the film to have as it really manages to build up some suspense during the middle section of the film. When all the events start to unravel, there's plenty of reasons to believe either version, and that is what holds the film over. It's quite new to have a film use this approach, as they'll usually give one subtle reason and just make it all the creative. This even has a few really chilling moments to go along with it, including the root-top jumping encounter and the showdowns with the influenced patient with potential victims that are pretty chilling. There's only one other positive aspect, which is the rather quickly-paced last half of the film. The attempts to diagnose and find the problem are really toned down when compared to the beginning half, the displays of power start to sweep into the frame and it becomes a little more frantic in it's quest to get it through. This finally gets the film into the watchable realm and is it's best feature. These here are what work for the film.The Bad News: This here does have some problems with it. One of the main flaws is it's slow, down-tuned way of going about things. It's not really an easy film to get into if a requirement is a lot of excitement to get into it. The film's approach is so low-key and unaffecting that it's possible to forget the film's events shortly afterward, especially when nothing really leaps out with it's effects. The majority of everything in the film is done through dialog and explanations for what has happened before the previous scene. There's a really large amount of analysis going on in here that it can just take a lot out since the action is simply non-existent for most of the running time, and when it actually decides to spring it out, there's nothing that really sticks out. The other really big flaw is it's ending is simply confusing. There's nothing that happens here which makes any sense at all, as it just simply happens to contain so much nonsensical ideas and actions that it's a real blow to the film. This is the biggest flaw, aside from the lifeless narrative, and will be responsible for most of the negative feelings toward the film.The Final Verdict: With only a few problems keeping this one down, this one's kind of in the middle of the road. It does have enough good points to be watchable, leaving this one only for the curious or completists of the style or genre.Rated R: Language and Violence

Mr Frost is quite possibly Jeff Goldblum's finest work ever. In the spirit of Hitchcock, this movie lets your mind conjure the horrific scenes for you, which makes it much scarier than graphic violence. You either love this movie or hate it, there are no halfway points. I believe that the elevator scene is one of the hottest sex-without-sex scenes ever. Kathy Baker, as Dr Sandra Dey is wonderful as Mr Frost's psychiatrist and her descent into his world is masterfully choreographed. Jean-Pierre Cassel plays Inspector Corelli, an aging, alcoholic inspector that is thrust into the Frost case when he responds to a call. All in all, the cast works well together to create a creepy surreal feeling that leaves you feeling like someone just ran cold fingers up your back. It stays with you the way American History X and Blue Velvet do. Mr Frost is/was only available to video stores and was never made available for retail sale. If you find a copy, get it quick and keep it close, it's well worth the search.