Review of The Thaw

The famous and infamous ecologist Dr. David Krupien (Val Kilmer) is leading a research in the Arctic with his assistants Jane (Anne Marie Deluise) and Edward (John Callander) about the impact of the global warming in polar bears. Dr. Krupien's daughter Evelyn (Martha Macisaac) and the students Federico Fulce (Kyle Schmid), Ling Chen (Steph Song) and Atom Galen (Aaron Ashmore) are invited to join the expedition. However, Dr. Krupien and his team discover a deadly prehistoric parasite in a mammoth and Dr. Krupien asks the helicopter pilot Bart (Viv Leacock) to call off the travel of Evelyn and leave her in Dawson City, Yukon. However, the rebel Evelyn forces Bart to take her to the base station. Sooner the group finds Jane that is terminal and contaminated by the parasite, and they also discover that she had sabotaged the helicopter and shot Dr. Krupien and Edward. When they find that the bugs in the base are lethal, Evelyn and Atom decides to stay in quarantine to contain the contamination and call the CDC. However, Fed releases a distress signal, calls a helicopter and destroys the radio.

"The Thaw" is a film with elements of "The Thing" and "Whiteout" combined with ecological terrorism about the effects of the global warming. The problem is that the characters are unpleasant and do not create empathy with the viewer. The ultimate decision of the fanatic Dr. David Krupien is stupid; Federico is selfish; Evelyn is a rebel without a cause or leadership; Ling is not well developed; therefore, only Bart and Atom are nice. The conclusion is silly. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Contaminação" ("Contamination")