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Liam Neeson leads an oil-rig crew who are left for dead after a plane crash strands them in the wolf-infested Alaskan wilderness. From the director of The A-Team. More
Ottway (Neeson) kills wolves for a living, keeping them away from the stationed oil well. After the crash, the lone huntman only has a few days to escort the roughneck survivors out of the icy elements and away from the pack of rogue wolves. Hide
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One day late-flowering action hero Liam Neeson will find his John McClane. And one day writer-director Joe will recapture the glory of his blistering debut, Narc. But though this muscular survival thriller finds both on fine form, it isn’t quite it. More
We begin with a lengthy introduction to Neeson’s heartbroken hunter. He shoots wolves in the Alaskan oilfields while pining for a lost love – particularly poignant given the untimely death of Neeson’s wife, Natasha Richardson. On the plane back to civilisation there’s a horrendous crash, and he soon finds himself shepherding the other survivors across the unforgiving tundra as ravenous beasts prepare to attack.
Neeson, as usual, is magnificent. To quiet a mortally injured casualty, he whispers, gently, “You’re gonna die, that’s what’s happening… think of all the good things. Who do you love?” Ten minutes later he’s strapping shotgun shells to spears to make lethal “bang sticks”. How’s that for all-round action heroics
Carnahan’s no slouch either. The wolf attacks are sudden, frantic and terrifying, the dialogue is spare and smart, and there’s real emotion amid the machismo. While the intrusion of mundane detail – blizzards, tiredness, exposure – adds to the realism, it strips away too much of the excitement. Later, a wildly unlikely leap into the unknown does the opposite.
Pity, because as a grown-up action film about a silver fox taking down big, bad wolves, The Grey really delivers. As a bid for the major league from its star/director it snatches much-better-than-averageness from the jaws of awesomeness. Hide
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The Grey
Mr Neeson plays another good role, and the film was better than I expected. With jumping scenes like from 'Red Riding Hood' (2011) and Neeson like a 'Bear Grills' leading the pack of guys near the place 'Alive' happened. A guy that wants to end his own life, seems to hang on to it more, when something wants to take it away. This picture is quiet and sneaks up on yah, not a great watch, but a good one. Take a girl, you'l get hugs during, and later that night,but she'l never go camping with you.
Genre : action, thriller, drama
3/5 : I did really like this, and loved the ending, just felt lacking something to enable me to give it more.
Neeson brings gravitas to the table, acting as a legitimizing counterweight to the overwrought dialogue and flesh-tearing lupine hysteria. But in a scenario this persistently ludicrous, he can only do so much. Full review.
This is admirably ambitious, but Carnahan's not nearly good enough a writer or director to pull it off: the results are portentous, muddled and not nearly as entertaining as Neeson's usual face-punching antics. Full review.
Sit through the entire credits. There's one more shot still to come. Not that you wouldn't be content without it. Full review.
Carnahan’s best work since Narc, with a powerhouse performance by Neeson and real emotional heft. So, as much Gut Puncher as Wolf Puncher. Full review.
As Neeson No-Brainers go, this one, directed as if on a diet of testosterone injections and shots of absinthe by Neeson's A-Team helmer, Joe Carnahan, is a reasonably entertaining, loopy blend of brawny bonding and Samuel Beckett-approved rumination. Full review.
Steely Alaska-set adventure delivers the goods. Full review.
The gristle inside this movie is one of the things that save it from being simply a series of challenges. Full review.
It's a fine, tough little movie, technically assured and brutally efficient, with a simple story that ventures into some profound existential territory without making a big fuss about it. Full review.
Bear Grylls eat your heart out!!
Liam Neeson+broken minibar bottle taped to hands+fighting wolves=awsome
KICK SOME ASS
oh yeah, sooo love liam, awesome actor always
Not my scene too cold..
Hard to warm to the idea of watching this movie.
looks like awesome sauce
Faaaa, liam u da man, always look forward to movies u are in.....
Unexpectedly brilliant. Looking foward to seeing it.
This movie came out last week in the US yet we have to wait for May17th. And they wonder why people choose illegal downloading.
Its not worth it Anonymous. This is just a brick wall of a message section. If we knew where to go to try and change things though...
@Craig, Anon- delayed release dates are increasingly annoying moviefans. Hard to get a change, but the groundswell has to start somewhere.
I'm with Craig & Anon, moving this from March 1st to May is unacceptable. Will be practically on DVD in US/UK by time of release in NZ.
Exactly Simon-Howard. I can understand some minor delays, not everything can be distributed by the flick of a finger...
...but the delays in this country are getting out of hand and are a major cause of piracy. March would have been an acceptable release date.
Is there ever a movie where Liam Neeson isn't kicking ass and trying to get back to some beautiful wife?
How can they justify a May release when it's out on Feb 16th in Australia? That's just absurd
Is there somewhere we can go or someone we can talk to to try and figure out what is the reasoning for this delay?
Seems there is a screener online already. This delay is seriously a problem.
Heard about this on AVForums Podcast. Have to wait until May 17th. Unbelievable, and they wonder why Piracy is rampant.
Who is the distributor for this film?
Hoyts is distributing
liam neeson.......need i say more
Brilliant movie! Want to see it again! Recommend to everyone!
Hoyts in NZ
This is a painful wait. It will probably be starting to snow this hard in New Zealand due to another Ice Age before this film arrives!
is this movie ok for kids?
@Jenna no, no it is not. Especially if you have a pet dog.
There is no justification for piracy (stealing) regardless of the delay in releasing a film. The majority of major releases open with USA
Crap plot and action is unbelievable. Not worth the watch
have been told this is a good movie, well worth watching, friends of mine were ont he edge of their seats.
..it with people that just have to see something right now? so many comments this site re 'the wait' er... do something else? watch another?
Looks awesome! Liam Neeson is always brilliant
When does he say "I don't know who you are, but I will find you..."
Sorry but this looks like a bunch of sh** ): I would rather burn my $20 than pay to see this.
Looks good. I'll be there to watch it!
gjgh
Excellent ! A real gripper. Liam can act, Tom Cruise can't, end of story.
havent seen it, buh i wanna watch it.
Cant wait for this one....should be good.....Liam Neeson's movies usually are. :)