I shouldn't have expected more from this film since it stars Liam Neeson and has grey in the title (and not brilliant fuchsia neon pink).
It was the story of man against animals and in this case - wolves (which looked like a hybrid of a wolf, rottweiler, coyote, and grizzly bear.) A plane crash landed Liam and his fellow employees in the middle of an Alaskan wilderness and throughout their journey to safety - which never came - they were hunted and stalked by a pack of wolves.
Very predictable with the requisite characters - studious and slightly religious and rational; quiet and just plain nice; a minority member; a rebellious pain in the ass; etc. etc.
Towards the end of the movie there was way too much talking and utterances about life and goals that was supposed to be profound. I did enjoy the scenery and the part where they traversed over a river canyon - swinging high in the air relying on knotted together fabric pieces.
Both of us gave the movie a 5.
You are very generous with this rating. This was one of the poorest movies I have seen in a long time. Some of these actors that have been around and produced such great movies I have a hard time not expecting better of. This movie falls into that catagory. Just my opinion!
ReplyDeleteHearing you describe this movie reminds me of Anthony Hopkins getting stranded in the woods alone and having a bear stalk him. There was one scene where you is trying to convince the bear not to kill him by talking to him about how important his life is. I was called the Edge and came out in 1997. I guess it's true that "There is nothing new in the world"
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