Liam Neeson is one of those actors who have tried every kind of genre, ok....almost. He is not afraid to go in another direction, and that is one reason i usually enjoy his work. For those who have seen Taken, i know most of us were very suprised what a great action actor he is. The story itself is pretty simple, but as a action movie it delivered high quality. The Grey is produced by none other than Ridley Scott among others. Have Liam Neeson taken too much snow over his head, or is this actually a thriller worth some attention?
John Ottoway ( Liam Neeson ), lives in Alaska and hunt wolves. He is depressed and plan to kill himself, and prepare a letter to Ana ( Anne Openshaw ), who left him. He tries to kill himself, but stops himself eventually. When his final job is finished, for the oil drilling team he protects from wolves, the whole team gets on board a plane. A terrible storm makes the plane crash out in the wilderness of Alaska, and no one knows where the survivors are. John survives the crash, as well as a couple of other men. Together they try and find a way out of this hell.
Disaster movies are usually signed and delivered by Michael Bay addicts, with a budget of 200 million dollars. The Grey is not a cgi project, instead this is actually a very good surviving thriller, with realistic story telling, of what could happen. Liam Neeson delivers once again a solid performance, this man is a miracle for sure. To see him pull this off once again makes me belive he has still a lot more to give the audience. Director Joe Carnahan uses the landscape of Alaska very well, and try to give us a glimpse of how dangerous the wild is out there. Finally a thriller that sticks in your head, The Grey may be simple, but very effectively made. Now i understand why my dad hates snow....
Rating: DDDD
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