Der Chill Faktor (1999)

Der Chill Faktor: Directed by Hugh Johnson. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Peter Firth, David Paymer. A new biological chemical weapon that explodes up to temperatures over fifty degrees Fahrenheit, falls into the hands of two men who try to make sure that it doesn’t get stolen by a terrorist.

“Donu0026#39;t you just love it when youu0026#39;re channel surfing to pass the time, end up watching a film youu0026#39;ve never heard of and discover a forgotten gem? This is one of those movies, an action flick with tongue firmly placed in cheek that is very much in the vein of Con Air with its sense of humour.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot is basically one part road movie, one part u0026#39;Speedu0026#39; and two parts u0026#39;The Rock,u0026#39; as two blue-collar losers in the shape of Skeet Ulrich and Cuba Gooding Jr find themselves in possession of a top secret military chemical weapon that will detonate and kill millions of people if its temperature exceeds 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Pursued by a renegade military General, the duo set off against all odds to return the weapon to the nearest secure outpost, but thereu0026#39;s a hitch; they have to cross the desert to do so.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt may be more Renny Harlin than William Shakespeare in its premise, but the end result is a riotous hour and thirty minutes worth of entertainment. Skeet and Cuba make for a great on screen pair, their bickering providing plenty of laughs and one liners, while Peter Firth is brilliant as the scenery-chewing villain. What makes it even more fun, is that unlike its contemporaries, the two lead characters are utterly hapless. They are just a pair of ordinary guys thrust into a situation beyond their control rather than muscle-clad, indestructible body-builders or Kung Fu experts and they only really survive unscathed by bumbling through the fight scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou can tell the cast are having a great time and in all honesty, Cuba Gooding Jr seems to be enjoying himself so much itu0026#39;s a surprise he doesnu0026#39;t grin like a cheshire cat throughout the whole movie. So get some beers in, get your mates round, switch your brain off and check it out, its a really enjoyable film.”