The Grey (2012)

Dark Jedi June 30, 2018

★ 4/10

I am amazed by how many people on IMDb that have given this movie 8, 9 and even 10 stars. It’s perhaps not the worst movie I’ve seen but it is in no way worth that kind of rating. The good part of the movie is Liam Neeson who makes an enjoyable performance with the script that he was given. He is pretty much the reason that I gave it as much as 4 IMDb stars. The rest of the film is just plain wrong. My first impression is, god this director likes film grain! Now this is a matter of taste of course but I don’t like when movies have artificially been made to look like they were filmed on old and crappy film. It has its places but it didn’t add anything here. The film starts off with a plane crash which is not done very good. Neither in terms of special effects nor in terms of realism. The lack of realism, unfortunately, continues throughout the movie. The behavior of th…

Gimly January 20, 2019

★ 7/10

I can't believe it took me so long to get around to watching _The Grey_. What a ride. Don't know that it's realistic but damn it was good. Put me in that wolf pack. Would I be instantly dismembered? Sure, but you get that on the big jobs. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

Wuchak March 11, 2022

★ 7/10

**_Go out fighting (and believing)_** Liam Neeson stars as the quasi-leader of seven misfit Alaskan oil workers who survive a plane crash in the wilderness. As if this isn't bad enough, a pack of territorial wolves want to take them out. Will they survive? Released in January 2012, "The Grey" is a somber survival flick filled with primal reflections on death and faith. The trailer is misleading in that it advertises the movie as an action film, but that's not the case at all. Although there is some action, this is a grave, dreary adventure with raw meditations about the will to live or die and more -- God. It's not as good as 1997's "The Edge," "Flight of the Phoenix" or "Sands of the Kalahari," the latter two from 1965, mainly because it's so funereal and seemingly empty, but it's unique and worthwhile. Some complain that the story's unbelievable, like the wolves and the ju…

Filipe Manuel Neto December 12, 2023

★ 6/10

**An unoriginal, occasionally predictable film, but one that stands out for its effectiveness and for its commitment to solutions that are convincing or, at least, functional.** This weekend was definitely dedicated to Alaska here at home. With this film, I saw two whose action takes place in this frigid North American state. However, the best was undoubtedly this one: not only does it have a very convincing story, it also features Liam Neeson in an extraordinary dramatic performance. Directed by Joe Carnahan, the film is an effective survival thriller, taking into account all the qualities it presents to us and the enormous amount of rubbish that abounds in this cinematic sub-genre. It's not original, we know how difficult this is today. However, it is effective, and that is already something significant. The script starts well, introducing us to a series of characters that are no…