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In The Grey, Liam Neeson leads an unruly group of oil-rig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have onl... read more read more...y a few days to escape the icy elements - and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt - before their time runs out. -- (C) Open Road Films

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R, 1 hr. 18 min.

Directed by: Joe Carnahan

Release Date: January 27, 2012

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DVD Release Date: May 15, 2012

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  • emilkakko
    April 10, 2013
    emilkakko
    Complex, thoughtful and at times masterful survival drama with horror elements which dares to ask big philosophical questions and still does not lose it's edge as a pure entertainment or it's more artistic visual edge.

    Joe Carnahan is a very underrated director who deserves mu... read morech more praise and should be approached more of an auteur type director than just a plain Hollywood director. While many consider him as nothing more than a hired hand, i find his work stylistically unbelieavably good looking and some themes in his films are often extremely dark and melancholic. In past ten years he has also created a style completely of his own as a filmmaker.

    The Grey is nothing short of brilliant when it comes to mixing content with visual look. Here is a deeply touching work of art with bursts of action and even occasional horror in the form of leathal wolves. I can just imagine that how many other directors would have easily turned this film into non-stop actioner with zero depth but Carnahan is much more interested in his characters than assembling any set-pieces. There are two or three outstanding moments of suspense but this film is not about them. This film is about facing the death. It is a story about men who has to accept their fate and learn to give up when the battle has lost.

    I cannot recall better performance from Liam Neeson than his John Ottway in this film. His character is a man who has lost love from his life and his will to live too. He is a man who is facing his final battle with nature and himself. Neeson is nothing short of brilliant here. There are also many smaller parts here which are important as well. Actors like Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo and Dallas Roberts all give small but important performances which bring welcome depth to film's story.

    Technical feats are all state of art here. Especially the phenomenally goodlooking cinematography by Masanobu Takayanagi is something to behold. Composer Marc Streitenfeld's score is also very effective and mixes tender themes into a icy moments of horror. Wolves themselves are kinda harbinger of death and Carnahan wisely show us as little as possible these leathal beasts. The Grey is also reminder of dangers of nature that would have been enough to make this riveting enough to watch.

    As a pure philosophical and psychological survival drama this film is already quite a ride but Carnahan's approach and firm hand makes this something unfrogettable. The Grey is director Joe Carnahan's best film to date and thrilling film to watch. There hasn't been a film like this for a long time. This is possibly the best survival themed film ever made.
  • fb1019018362
    December 3, 2012
    fb1019018362
    Survival Drama with information to survive.

    (+) Liam Neelson always teach me in survival situation

    (-) If you curious about the trailer that he fight the wolf one on one, that's the ending.
  • YodaMasterJedi
    November 14, 2012
    YodaMasterJedi
    2 and a half
  • Deano78
    November 9, 2012
    Deano78
    A decent survival drama/thriller as a group of men try to survive a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness with a pack of Wolves on their trail. Neeson seems to be the flavour of the year at present and does another good job here. The only problem is the story is a little bleak an... read mored tries to carry a message about death and the afterlife as well. Which starts fairly subtle before cropping up quite regularly towards the end. It has a very short scene after the credits as well. Reminded me of The Edge as well.
  • SirPant
    November 2, 2012
    SirPant
    The Grey is a pretty apt title for this film. It exceeded my fairly low expectations tenfold. It's so much more than a plane-crash-survival movie. It's one big metaphor on survival in general, on what really matter, belief, reason, etc. It's almost perfect film making in this sen... read morese, even the Wolves (that I believe to be intentionally un-wolf like) are not what they seem. I suppose it could be easy to miss this, especially given the type of films Liam Neeson has been doing lately but it's subtlety is key. Also let's not forget the truly great films Liam Neeson has made like this (see 1985's Lamb), he's more than a cheap action hero. It not quite my favourite film of the year but it certainly is the pleasant surprise of 2012. Ace film.
  • allan913
    October 30, 2012
    allan913
    A wickedly pulse-pounding and wild ride from start to finish. An instant classic. A fresh, furious and tremendously original piece of action film. An adrenaline-charged action-packed edge of your seat thriller that will knock you out. A powerful and outstanding film. It`s gritty,... read more authentic and feels really real with its characters and atmosphere. This movie kicks all sorts of ass and keeps your heart-pounding. A bone-chilling and exhilarating thrill-machine that never lets up. It`s loaded with non-stop action and searing suspense. The action is fresh and shocking and the character development is superb. An incredible, surprisingly moving and unforgettable movie. Director, Joe Carnahan crafts a rich, stylish, thrilling and brilliant new breed of adventure and his best film since Narc. Liam Neeson gives a raw, intense and electrifying performance. Neeson never ceases to amaze with his acting and shows he will never back down from a challenge. Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts and Frank Grillo give strong and great performances. An action film that can not be stopped and is packed with power.
  • fb791220692
    October 8, 2012
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    Liam Neeson's odd plane-crashing, wolf-killing tale of survival is very atmospheric, and Neeson himself carries the film far, but as everyone around him begins to die, so does the film's momentum.
  • bbcfloridabound
    September 19, 2012
    bbcfloridabound
    A great film about survival. Liam Neeson does another great job of it. Movie is action packed and worth a view in Blue Ray or on a big screen. 5 stars 6-30-12
  • LWOODS04
    August 8, 2012
    LWOODS04
    "A gruesome tale. The film is nightmare worthy. The gore scenes were great and well done. I loved how you weren't quite sure how the next scene would go or who would even make it into the next scene. The movie has great suspense along with great acting and performances. I love Li... read moream Neeson. This man can be put into any type of film and come out golden. He is just one of those actors who puts everything into his character. He never disappoints. I appreciated the ending as well. I like it when a film doesn't have the normal ending. It leaves you to play out the ending for yourself. The film seemed short. I would have liked for it to run a bit longer. Some things seemed rushed. But besides that, it was an enjoyable thriller."
  • skactopus
    August 4, 2012
    skactopus
    Joe Carnahan's The Grey delivers no surprises in its tale of vitality.

    The title pretty much sums up this film's story. It's 110 minutes of man vs nature; a few minutes more for that extra something after the credits. The pacing is slow, the tone is gloomy, and all tha

    ... read moret matters is survival. There is no ups and downs and that's really all this film is; one long depressing wilderness adventure.

    Not necessarily a gore fest by any means, but the violence is brutally honest. The visuals are satisfying to a point, as the setting does backup the story, but it can get cumbersome.

    Liam Neeson is a born leader and that's what he successfully pulls off here. The rest of the supporting cast compliment each other with a variety of different characters. Frank Grillo goes through a modest transformation as the film progresses.

    The Grey may be tough to soak up, but it is what it is.

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Critic Reviews

Tom Charity
January 8, 2013
Tom Charity, CNN.com

The Grey remains a genuinely gripping survival story and a refreshing change from stale urban action flicks. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 31, 2012
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

The Grey is about raging against the dying of the light but also about accepting it with peace once the fight has been lost. Full Review

Laremy Legel
January 30, 2012
Laremy Legel, Film.com

Three-fifths of a solid film! Full Review

David Edelstein
January 30, 2012
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

The Grey, despite moments of sublimity, is as predictable as a funeral. When Ottway angrily calls out to God, the nonanswer is sadly redundant. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
January 27, 2012
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

Somewhere along the line, apparently, it was decided that having men fight for their lives is not enough to hang a movie on. It has to be a movie about Big Ideas. Full Review

Peter Travers
January 27, 2012
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Hold on tight. It's a true call of the wild. Full Review

Tom Long
January 27, 2012
Tom Long, Detroit News

"The Grey" may appeal to those who like entrails, tough talk and bad endings. All others beware. Full Review

Rafer Guzman
January 27, 2012
Rafer Guzman, Newsday

The film's conflicting tones never quite mesh, but some fine acting and powerful moments make "The Grey" watchable, if not entirely compelling. Full Review

Kyle Smith
January 27, 2012
Kyle Smith, New York Post

It may be too conventional for the art-house crowd, yet too arty for the megaplex. I prefer to call it an unusually reflective blood-and-guts saga. Full Review

Liam Lacey
January 27, 2012
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The film sustains some suspense and brooding atmosphere for its first half, but eventually the clichés of character and dialogue drag it struggling to ground. Full Review

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    • Flannery: I gotta a book! It's called 'We're all fucked'! It's a best seller.
    • Ottway: I'm gonna start beating the shit out of you in the next five seconds, and you're gonna swallow a lot of blood for a fucking billfold!
    • Ottway: A job at the end of the world. A salary killer for a big petroleum company. I don't know why I did half the things I've done, but I know this is where I belong. Surrounded by ex-cons, fugitives, drifters, assholes. Men unfit for mankind.
    • Ottway: Those things from your life - whatever they might be - make you want the next minute more than the last. They make you fight for it.
    • Ottway: Once more into the fray. Into the last good fight I'll ever know. Live and die on this day. Live and die on this day.
    • Diaz: This is fuck city, population five and dwindling.
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