A store clerk and an ice cream truck driver are thrown together when a dying scientist entrusts them with a deadly chemical kept in ice. This chemical will kill every living thing once it melts. They have to take the chemical codenamed 'Elvis' to the next nearest military base while being chased by terrorists who want it to hold the country for ransom.
This is a cookie-cutter buddy movie, as predictable as they come.
– Ron Givens,
New York Daily News,
11 Jun 2013
rotten:
As an unintentional send-up of the predictability and wretchedness of modern action-comedies, Chill Factor is hilarious. Sadly, however, no one involved seems to realize the silliness and transgressive stupidity of its sub-direct-to-video-thriller script.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
11 Jun 2013
rotten:
Nobody questions this logic, but then there are a lot of logical gaps in this movie.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
11 Jun 2013
rotten:
The stunt work is pretty good, the brain work close to nonexistent.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
7 Mar 2007
fresh:
The atmosphere is winning, with the odd felicity peppering the journey with gags and groans.