The Grey—movie review

Reviews by Leonard Maltin | January 27, 2012 1:21 AM
102 Comments

Open Road Films
Liam Neeson is one of those actors who validates a film by his mere presence in it. Sure enough, he brings gravitas and credibility to this survival thriller set in the snowy wilderness of Alaska. I wish he’d also brought along a better script.

Like today’s other mainstream release, Man on a Ledge, The Grey isn’t a turkey or an embarrassment. It’s a formula-driven movie that takes far too long getting where it’s going.

The story: a handful of oil-rig workers survive a disastrous plane crash. Neeson has the knowhow and the guts to lead his cohorts in their desperate attempt to stay alive without food, water, or shelter, surrounded by menacing, hungry wolves.

There are some good, scary moments involving wolf attacks, and the threat these glowing-eyed predators provide, especially at night. In rare moments of calm, the workers deliver speeches about their loved ones and the lives they may never be able to reclaim. Whenever things get too quiet, or seem to be safe, POW! It’s that kind of movie.

Kimberley French - Open Road Films

Perhaps if director and co-writer Joe Carnahan hadn’t padded out his film to two hours he could have gotten away with such a familiar narrative.  (The source material was a short story, not a novel.) As it stands, the picture delivers the requisite scare moments and scenes of human endurance we associate with survival stories. But it never rises above the routine. Liam Neeson deserves a better movie for his talent, and so do we.

102 Comments

  • maddy | May 19, 2012 5:34 PMReply

    Liam Neeson is the best actor in the whole world I love "The Grey."

  • Kayla | May 18, 2012 10:54 PMReply

    Terribleeeee Movie. horrible quality.Fake looking Wolves . CHEAP all around. Love Liam Neeson,But want my money back.

  • Bruce | May 18, 2012 9:56 AMReply

    I want my money back. One of the survivors jumps a hundred yards over a canyon? Give me a break...

  • Sereiously | May 16, 2012 2:55 PMReply

    The guy that wrote this review has to be a complete moron to miss every point of this movie, right? Did you even watch it?

  • Ottway | May 22, 2012 10:10 AM

    This movie is the best movie I saw last year. Like Jaws is not a movie about a shark this is not a movie about wolves. It is character driven and is pretty layered for a standard action movie. This plot and the wolves are not important to this movie. It is about the characters and how they each face life and death. There is weighty concepts being tossed around in between death taking them all one by one. And the ending is so emotionally satisfying that seeing Liam Neeson punch CGI wolves would have ruined it. A brave ending that wrapped up everything that mattered. A great movie if you pay attention to what it is really showing you.

  • yara | May 12, 2012 11:44 AMReply

    please can some1 ask me , out of the seven survivors from the plane crash, how many we saw being killed later on after being attacked by the wolves?

  • Andy | May 6, 2012 10:10 AMReply

    The movie was great but the ending make the whole movies like shit! the writer should at least give some spare of life or at least show any other human out there since they found some logging around there, overall shit movie ever, DO NOT WATCH! you have been warned!@

  • steph | May 4, 2012 1:28 PMReply

    Hey Jack! Your opinion matters, we respect how you see it! Everyone is different based on whatever walk of life that a person has encountered! Therefore, life experiences are what influence people's perspective on things. You have the right to disagree, but no one is wrong in there opinion!

  • Jack | April 27, 2012 7:43 AMReply

    This film is an action thriller. The cast are employees it has a realistic script. You ate a fool if you want a script like an Oscar condedor. For all you people who think this movie has a poor script go watch those long boring movie. As for me I have seen hundreds of films I love a great script and I loved this movie so for this review I say farewell I will not return because you cannot review a movie well. Don't quit your day job.

  • Steph | April 8, 2012 9:25 PMReply

    I went to see this movie and really had a hard time with the overusage of profanity! Which really distracted me from some of the other previously mentioned good qualities of the movie. I continued to sit through the movie (don't know why), and then the clincher for me that totally sunk this movie was the so-called fist in God's face by Mr. Neeson. The following events then proceeded to insinuate that God does not answer prayer. Now in reality that's an indirect attack on Christianity! As a result, I'd like to challenge anyone with the prayer that the Lord will always answer and that is to ask Him to forgive you of your sins and to ask Jesus to come into their heart! He will definitely answer and I guarantee you that your life will never be the same!! God Bless!!

  • Steph | April 13, 2012 10:31 PM

    Thanks Lobo for your response, because if you feel this way then that means you represent many others who probably feel the same way. It gives me a chance to clarify some things. Yes I have prayed for people who were terminally ill or people who the doctors had given up on and they were healed. I know of so many other pastors & ministers who have done the same. There are so many reasons why a person may not have gotten healed in the cases that you may be familiar with. I have to ask what God were they really praying to, it makes a big difference! There are so many misconceptions about Christianity, because there are people who do thinks in the name of Christianity and they are not true Christians. I am a born again Christian who believes in what the Bible says, not what I think or speculate it says. It is the truth, not just a belief! It amazes me how many Christians don't read the Bible and misquote it all the time. You wonder why the world is confused about our relationship with the Lord! I challenge you to see for yourself, don't just take my word for it! When you pray and ask Jesus to forgive you for whatever you've done, no matter what it is, He will because He loves you! Ask Jesus to come into your heart and He will and your life will never be the same! Check it out for yourself!

  • Lobo | April 11, 2012 8:15 PM

    Not to diss your beliefs, but prayer doesn't work, have you ever prayed for the life of someone terminally ill? The fact is, if you want to belief in something you will, prayer has nothing to do with it, it is just a state of mind.

  • James Jackman | April 5, 2012 6:22 PMReply

    I recently watched the documentary called land of the lost of the wolves. I was just wondering do Movies like The Grey help or hinder the line between fact and fiction when it comes to attacks on humans, because I really would hate to see them be wiped out by man because of Public hysteria or fear as what happened after the movie JAWS with regards to the Great white shark. I really hope in the longer term people and wolves can learn to live with each other rather than the Current status Quo Bad boy image they have, there not evil, What I mean is any wild meat eating animal given the choice with death by starvation or/ survival would probably see an Intruder into their territory as a sauce of fresh Meat. Please don't let them go extinct because of a group of narrow-bodied and short sighted hating individuals of hoodlums with guns or bear traps, crossbows or other illegal methods of killing. A.K.A Murder, obviously if you are unlucky enough to be attacked by a wild dog or lone wolf 4 things come to mind. Option 1) you could climb a tree. Option 2) you could face it down in the hopes it will leave you alone. Option 3) use pepper spray or an personal attack alarm wolves like most dogs Don't like a loud squealing high pitched noise given the choice they will scarper or/ the last option 4)by far your best way of avoiding wolves is Just stay away & Don't get yourself into a dangerous situation by walking alone into the woods or areas that are known areas that wolves are known to co- habitat i.e. sanctuary’s or national parks. If you do find yourself in a bad situation don't run don't scream or panic & as the animal will attack you as this will make you look more like a item of prey and probably end in you being killed or seriously mauled. Also never try to separate a wolf from its prey i.e. a deer or freshly killed animals this will only antagonize the wolf into going for you instead of finishing its rightful meal. And don't get too close to a wolf. More importantly if you have a radio warlike talkie or cell phone with you and park ranger know where you are going to be & your route the whole time of your visit. If you find your-self endangered or being stalked by a wolf Please find a place of safety such as a high tree or Cabin where someone is living raise the alarm they will probably have some means of-fending a wolf off. And more importantly thy will have a radio and gun if the worst comes to the worst a wolf will not appreciate a crowd of people as we are there number one predator . Lastly please keep in mind education is better than cure. Respect the laws please don’t resort to senseless acts of killing or imitating the Scenes as depicted in the movie. Unless it's a matter of life & death.

  • Tiffany | March 9, 2012 8:02 AMReply

    My husband and I like survivor movies, buy were very disappointed in this one. It was too dark and downright depressing. They pushed their humanistic and atheistic view which offers no hope. Didn't like the ending either........

  • Fred | April 11, 2012 8:18 PM

    I am an atheist, though I agree with you that the film pushed the atheistic ideolgy a little too much, I would disagree on your point that atheism offers no hope, that is a very closed off way of looking at atheism, it offers hope on a better tomorrow, it offers hope on equality among men and women, at least it does with true atheists.

  • Drelama | March 4, 2012 5:06 AMReply

    Ugh. Every comment I see is either by nerds with no ability to suspend their disbelief or have empathy for characters, reactionary lunatics who (rightfully) care about the endangered nature of wolves while ignoring the plain fact that PREDATORS ARE DANGEROUS to helpless people in the middle of nowhere, or by morons expecting some corny CGI action. I enjoyed the movie quite a lot more than I had expected.

  • blacksheep | February 29, 2012 5:35 AMReply

    This was the first time I have ever gotton up and left the theater prior to the movie concluding. Wilderness survival movies are some of my favorites and I am much more forgiving. This movie however, dropped the ball. I never once got into the movie. Never felt close to the characters. There were multiple scenes in the movie where you could tell the actors were reaching for their lines, trying unsucessfuly to get into character and come across as believeable. This was an imbarrasment to snipers in the military. What sniper doesn't have wilderness survival training? Leave the crash site for the trees so you can better fend off the wolves? Are you crazy, you've got a fricken jet and could build a small mansion with the material if you wanted. I understand that the other actors took on a dumb role, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if your fearless leader's decissions are causing people to die, you stop listening to him. The final straw was when three survivors turned into two. I no longer cared to see Liam fight the wolves with broken beer bottles gloves that was all over TV promoting the movie.

  • Adam | March 30, 2012 10:48 PM

    i can't take this review seriously when the author's spelling is worse than an eight year old's spelling. you try to sound smart, but ended up sounding smrt. "imbarrasment" "decissions" "unsucessfuly" ... ohmygod i could go on forever. the point is, you're retarded.

  • Oscar | February 27, 2012 1:07 AMReply

    I loved this movie! People who are talking about human stupidity in this film well in the beginning of the film the narrator said the men who worked the fields were criminals.people who made mistakes in life, basically calling them idiots. People complaining about how the wolves are in the film well see the actor Liam was playing said within a 30 mile radius of the wolves den the wolves are very protective and will protect by attacking. And i believe that because like most animals if you start getting close to their "den" then they will do anything to protect it. Hello look at how your dog acts when it just gave birth to puppies and you try to get close to the puppies, its basic animal instinct. And I KNEW the animal loves would come out and complain about the scenes of the wolves getting killed and blah blah blah! Its a movie stfu! But I liked the movie, its a movie you would talk about. Another thing, since they walked into the forest the attacks kept getting worse and worse and worse something would tell me that I'm probably walking towards the general direction of the den

  • Awesome Mama | February 25, 2012 9:48 AMReply

    I hadn't really heard much about this movie before I went, I was expecting some cool action with Liam Neeson making outrageous things to survive in the arctic freeze. Maybe he would fight off a single wolf with a knife? That would be great. Sadly, it wasn't so. I walked out of the movie about half way through. I already knew what would happen in the end.

  • Morons & yobbo blokes movie | February 25, 2012 8:49 AMReply

    Hey all you low IQ deadbeat foul mouthed animal hating aggressive violent losers out there quick hurry your movie has arrived on the big screen!! The Grey!! Catch it while you can .. You'll Love it!!

  • Adam | March 30, 2012 10:49 PM

    nice punctuation. you're retarded.

  • Mary | February 25, 2012 8:22 AMReply

    I hated this movie. Total crap. I hated seeing the wolves get murdered. I do not believe that wolves would even hunt humans like that. As they like all wild animals avoid all humans when they can. What's with the last scene after the credits?? I waited but no last scene was shown. Total waste of money & time. Give me "girl with the dragon tattoo" any day over "the grey" garbage. Tattoo rates 10/10. Grey rates -1/10.

  • Ben | February 20, 2012 10:04 PMReply

    Worst movie yet

  • Jamey aus. | February 19, 2012 8:00 PMReply

    Exselent horror flick and good onya for finaly making a film about killer wolfs. 10 of 10 from me.

  • Adam | March 30, 2012 10:51 PM

    ..... ohmygod... "wolfs"???? really??? how has natural selection not weeded you out yet?

  • Adam | March 30, 2012 10:50 PM

    "Exselent" ..... seriously?

  • kim | February 19, 2012 7:56 PMReply

    best movie of 2012... by far...

  • katherine brady | February 19, 2012 7:33 PMReply

    I love animals of all kinds and I know for certain that wolves do not behave this way. also the story is just not believable. I would know because I do hike and am very athletic and know about survival techniques. The writer and producer should apologize for portraying the wolves this way. it is horrible! as someone else says, wolves are endangered and to portray them this way puts them in more danger with people who are actually gullible regarding this movie. I would not recommend it to anyone. I walked out of the movie the first few minutes!!

  • judi valade | February 29, 2012 8:16 AM

    Some wolf shots were so fake and unbelievable.Wolves do attack! Upper Michigan my husband was chased up a tree by 2 large wolves who transplanted here for whatever reason. Nobody survives........Uck! Just was looking for something uplifting ? This is not for.you......4/10

  • Connor Ferrara | February 22, 2012 8:06 PM

    SCREW WOLVEZZZZZ HOE BAG

  • Ben | February 17, 2012 3:55 PMReply

    This film for myself, is the worst moronic example of any sort of survival story. First and foremost when a commercial jet crashes in some unkown location, a Search and Rescue Team is dispatched including Helicopters and Aircraft. The search is focused on visual aircraft wreckage. As such, if there were any survivors they would be found in or near the wreckage. To leave the broken fuselage that represents shelter from the elements as well wolves, bears etc. is an example of complete stupidity that without any trace of logic or reason. No one from the cast even attempts to approximate their location relative to the departing airport, village, town or city. No cast member demonstates any knowledge of magnetic or true heading in order to even choose a direction to begin their stupid death march. The idea or notion of walking in sub-zero climactic conditions without any food, water or deterent against wolves, bears etc. is not only an excellent example of human stupidity, but ensures their ultimate death. This pathetic script does not demonstrate any repect for the forces of nature or the species of animals that inhabit the terrain, not to mention the vast majority of sub-species known as humans. If Hollywood can produce any garbage film, and take in 50 million dollars for a week-end that is all that matters. The idea of making an action film that has any accuracy or reality associated with the story plot, is not necessary because they are strictly in the business of making money with no educational value. It appears Liam Neeson needed the money ?

  • Edgar's Review... reviewed | February 25, 2012 4:13 PM

    Could NOT disagree more. I loved this movie for precisely those moments which turned most people against this movie. People keep crying about how it made no sense that they left the safety of the plane in order to stay alive. Well, as former veteran i know a little about having to survive in the wilderness, especially in the cold. The shell of the broken plane actually creates a colder atmosphere, as the cold temperatures are absorbed by the metals in the wreckage. Their likely-hood of freezing to death would have been greater had they chosen to stick around. Let us not forget that they crashed in a wide open space which worsened the wind chill factor ten fold due to the lack of obstacles in the winds path of resistance. Leaving that area would have been a good idea since the forest provided a natural barrier to the wind, not to mention an added source of burning material. It was clear early on that they had began to run low on fuel as well. No fuel equals no fire. There are only so many things that could catch fire in the wreckage, and even then it would have been hard to start a fire without a good source of ignition. Wood burns easiest. Another thing to consider is trying to find a meal. In the wilderness animals use the forest as shelter. That would have been the place to look for meals (as it is made clear at the end of the movie). Another complaint I keep reading about how calm the men seem to be amid all the impending danger lurking in the shadows. I can honestly say that after having been put in some pretty dramatic life altering events I have had my share of very similar moments that might seem too fake for anybody who has never had to live through such dramatic moments (and i hope that most of you never have to). It is a type of calm and acceptance that takes over you when you have no choice about the dangers you might be in (ask a veteran). Lets move on to how put off people are with the fact that one of the men took a leap of faith across that cliff. I do not know how else to put this, but these men just survived a plane crash, and have been getting picked off on by one either by nature or wolves up to this point. I think that taking a leap of faith at point is a pretty easy thing to do, given their present state. Lets move on to how people keep complaining about the vulgar language... really? I do not know that even requires an explanation, but here are some key factors to take in: a bunch of oil riggers (sexually deprived), cold ass weather, wolves, plane crash, starving, no internet! I would be cursing like there was no tomorrow, and in these men's cases that is exactly what they were doing. Moving on, it was frequently mentioned that the portrayal of the wolves was so inaccurate. Over and over i kept reading about how wolves do not act like this, and how there have been so few, if any recorded incidents were wolves attacked humans. As much as i agree with a lot of this, we must also remember that we are sitting in a movie theater were having a pack of mild wolves would have made for a pretty neat family venture, not to mention change the ending drastically. It would have been a petting fest of a movie. Another thing to consider is that although wolves are not likely to attack unprovoked, they are still wild animals who, like most animals, will become very territorial if an outsider comes into their hunting grounds (which in this case, that is exactly what happened). Towards the end of the movie Neeson's character fails to save a man from drowning and then finds himself drenched in freezing water. When he gets to his final location he begins to take off his heavy soaked jacked and seems to not even feel the effects of the sub-freezing environment. This type of numbness happens when the body is shocked beyond its limits. At that point he was just feeling weighed down by his heavy jacket. It is advised to remove soaking wet garments when in an environment such as this, so as to prevent from freezing any faster (you would normally try to build a fire to try to warm and dry your clothes, but we all know he did do get around to doing that). The final scene is just a hit or miss with people. some people went in thinking it was wolf punching extravaganza (i admit i was one of those too, the trailer may have misled some folks), but i came out of that theater with new found respect for how he decided to end it. After all, the movie was deeper that anybody expected it to be. And after such a poetic face off with the alpha male, throwing in a CGI team death match would have ruined it for me. But i really do understand why people would be mad about not seeing it. In the end, though, the pieces just seem to come together. And when you understand how they do come together, the movie ends up being one of the best films i have seen in a long time. I hope that people will find this review to be helpful. Go see THE GREY!

  • edgar | February 17, 2012 12:06 AMReply

    This movie was amazing! *ALL SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ON* People keep crying about how it made no sense that they left the safety of the plane in order to stay alive. Well, as former veteran i know a little about having to survive in the wilderness, especially in the cold. The shell of the broken plane actually creates a colder atmosphere, as the cold temperatures are absorbed by the metals in the wreckage. Their likely-hood of freezing to death would have been greater had they chosen to stick around. Let us not forget that they crashed in a wide open space which worsened the wind chill factor ten fold due to the lack of obstacles in the winds path of resistance. Leaving that area would have been a good idea since the forest provided a natural barrier to the wind, not to mention an added source of burning material. It was clear early on that they had began to run low on fuel as well. No fuel equals no fire. There are only so many things that could catch fire in the wreckage, and even then it would have been hard to start a fire without a good source of ignition. Wood burns easiest. Another thing to consider is trying to find a meal. In the wilderness animals use the forest as shelter. That would have been the place to look for meals (as it is made clear at the end of the movie). Another complaint I keep reading about how calm the men seem to be amid all the impending danger lurking in the shadows. I can honestly say that after having been put in some pretty dramatic life altering events I have had my share of very similar moments that might seem too fake for anybody who has never had to live through such dramatic moments (and i hope that most of you never have to). It is a type of calm and acceptance that takes over you when you have no choice about the dangers you might be in (ask a veteran). Lets move on to how put off people are with the fact that one of the men took a leap of faith across that cliff. I do not know how else to put this, but these men just survived a plane crash, and have been getting picked off on by one either by nature or wolves up to this point. I think that taking a leap of faith at point is a pretty easy thing to do, given their present state. Lets move on to how people keep complaining about the vulgar language... really? I do not know that even requires an explanation, but here are some key factors to take in: a bunch of oil riggers (sexually deprived), cold ass weather, wolves, plane crash, starving, no internet! I would be cursing like there was no tomorrow, and in these men's cases that is exactly what they were doing. Moving on, it was frequently mentioned that the portrayal of the wolves was so inaccurate. Over and over i kept reading about how wolves do not act like this, and how there have been so few, if any recorded incidents were wolves attacked humans. As much as i agree with a lot of this, we must also remember that we are sitting in a movie theater were having a pack of mild wolves would have made for a pretty neat family venture, not to mention change the ending drastically. It would have been a petting fest of a movie. Another thing to consider is that although wolves are not likely to attack unprovoked, they are still wild animals who, like most animals, will become very territorial if an outsider comes into their hunting grounds (which in this case, that is exactly what happened). Towards the end of the movie Neeson's character fails to save a man from drowning and then finds himself drenched in freezing water. When he gets to his final location he begins to take off his heavy soaked jacked and seems to not even feel the effects of the sub-freezing environment. This type of numbness happens when the body is shocked beyond its limits. At that point he was just feeling weighed down by his heavy jacket. It is advised to remove soaking wet garments when in an environment such as this, so as to prevent from freezing any faster (you would normally try to build a fire to try to warm and dry your clothes, but we all know he did do get around to doing that). The final scene is just a hit or miss with people. some people went in thinking it was wolf punching extravaganza (i admit i was one of those too, the trailer may have misled some folks), but i came out of that theater with new found respect for how he decided to end it. After all, the movie was deeper that anybody expected it to be. And after such a poetic face off with the alpha male, throwing in a CGI team death match would have ruined it for me. But i really do understand why people would be mad about not seeing it. In the end, though, the pieces just seem to come together. And when you understand how they do come together, the movie ends up being one of the best films i have seen in a long time. I hope that people will find this review to be helpful. Go see THE GREY!

  • blacksheep | February 29, 2012 5:49 AM

    Nice try Liam.

  • Four Thumbs Down | February 15, 2012 2:25 PMReply

    Four Thumbs Down from wife and me on The Grey. The lead actor and the trailer drew us in but the film marginally delivers on what it promised and we walked away disappointed and cheapened by the experience. We should have read the reviews before making the uninformed decision to watch this mess on Valentine’s Day. The good: Action! The first two thirds are packed with nearly real-looking wolves chasing and battling the humans but the movie slows to a crawl in the final third of the film. The bad: The inaccurate portrayal of wolf behavior; I’m no expert but their behavior seemed too humanized. The film had a weak script with far too much profanity, which dimmed the action to some extent for us. How much of “what the f*, what the f*, what the f*” every second or third sentence can the script use and still have meaningful dialogue. The blasphemy was way over the top and I don’t think I could deliver those lines as an actor without fearing some kind of consequence. My ears are still ringing with his cursing of God with much gusto and flying spittle. These men mostly riddled with bad character and no hope because of circumstances or life’s poor choices are battling for their hopeless lives with even more hopelessness sprinkled in for good measure. Did I mention the bad language? Yes, people do talk like that and yes people live their lives with no hope and no faith but I think the movie played that character up rather than down, as an equal to the action or maybe even a theme to the movie rather than just a minor place in the film of men trying to survive. It was too much “in your face” for us to really enjoy. We were hijacked! Yes, its just a movie and yes it’s my fault because we stayed to the end but I was holding out hope for some worth that would cause me to feel differently but that something never materialized. So now, I am not only disappointed in the film and its ending but also even more disappointed in myself for staying and that’s why I am writing this. Don’t go see this film if you like feel-good movies with good endings or movies with a hero theme or if you are sensitive to non-stop profanity. However, if you like hopeless, in your face movies with some good action, marginal script, a bad ending and laced with the F bomb more times than you can count from start to finish then this is the movie for you. For those strictly in it for the action, leave roughly after the 75 – 90 minute mark. Side note: there were definite moments of men pulling together and showing courage but that played second fiddle to the flaws previous noted. If you want to see how lost-in-the-wilderness-with-a-wild-animal-trying-to-eat-you was more beautifully done, see The Edge with Anthony Hopkins. The Edge has a feel-good hero ending and The Grey does not, but that’s not my point. When the action slowed down in The Edge, the dialogue kept it interesting; profanity and bad character were also knit into the film but did not overtake the film as it does in The Grey. Maybe the point in the Grey was that when hopelessness battles a hopeless situation, hopelessness wins out.

  • Adam | March 30, 2012 10:53 PM

    fuck yeah! fuck you!

  • Drelama | March 4, 2012 5:08 AM

    You're fucking stuck on people fucking swearing? That's what bothers you?! Are you a fucking puritan?

  • Tim | February 13, 2012 7:59 PMReply

    I have to agree with Leonard on this one. I seriously disliked this film. It's a bleak survival film, with no hope or survival. The only thing the film delivers on is tenseness. The story goes nowhere. If there's a point, it was lost on me. Save your money. You'll only be disappointed.

  • Adam | March 30, 2012 10:56 PM

    faith in god? god? so, you believe in spiderman too? .... a man can walk on water and rise from the dead? OF COURSE!! THATS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE!! a man who can shoot spider webs outta his hands? THATS CRAZY TALK!!

  • Drelama | March 4, 2012 5:10 AM

    Y'mean "tension"? It's a movie about the ultimate helplessness of humans when they are at the mercy of nature, and how alone they are. I suppose you were expecting divine intervention.

  • Deb | February 16, 2012 1:45 AM

    Tim, I agree with you. This film was made through the eyes of someone that had no hope or Faith in God, and was trying to use this film to prove a point. The yelling up at God in dishonor by saying "where are you and I will do it myself" was revolting, and we should not have to be paying for such foolishness, and watch God being insulted on film, and be asked to pay for it. "This film wanted to make God look like he allowed all these awful things to happen, and My God will not bow down to faithless prayers or demands, but to his true disciples and followers; who call his name. Do not see this movie, because you will waste your money. Our government will try to take over the ears that hear, as well as taking off the word "God" on our military aircraft, and possibly the dollar bill shortly "In God we trust". I chose to hold onto Faith and My God!

  • Evie | February 15, 2012 10:53 PM

    I believe the story did go somewhere. This man was about to commit suicide at the beginning of the movie and by the end he was the alpha male in the human pack fighting the alpha male of the wolf pack. Two worthy opponents going into the frey, fighting the last good fight they would ever know. Instead of suicide Ottway died with honor as did his opponent. Of course you have to see the scene after the credits to know that, but there it is. As for me, I was definitely not disappointed. But that's what I love about just being human -- we see or read the same thing but come away with a completely different experience.

  • Alicia | February 13, 2012 5:42 PMReply

    I LOVED this movie. I thought it was a great blend of action and suspence. I loved the illustration and dynamic of the relationships. For a movie about wolves - it was quite poetic.

  • iHatethisMovie | February 13, 2012 5:35 PMReply

    this movie sucked big time. i mean, this movie was so stupid i am glad that i didnt pay to see it. the dude who was my date that paid for it was probably mad cause he will never get the hour and a half back from his life that he WASTED watching this crap!!!!

  • Adam | March 30, 2012 10:57 PM

    yeah i tell ya they just plain sucked. they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked.

  • mickey paraskevas | February 8, 2012 2:42 AMReply

    This movie was marketed as "JAWS on ICE" and the stunning allegorical nature of he movie was not what the audience expected. It's a brutal movie about the fight for life in a cold world....

  • Jane | February 7, 2012 7:16 AMReply

    For all you people who hated the movie from the beginning, or from the middle, or a particular scene, or when the profanity started, then why didn't you leave at the beginning, or the middle or that particular scene or when the profanity started? No, you stayed with it until the end because YOU CHOSE TO. I was disappointed in the ending, otherwise, it delivered the chills and thrills. As for the profanity, many, if not most movies have profanity and if you're not used to it by now, then rent or only go to movies that have no profanity, or else, stay home! By the way, how many of you use profanity in your own homes? Movies provide a diversion from your normal life for the 1 or 2 or 3 hours of the movie run. Deal with it!

  • Drelama | March 4, 2012 5:11 AM

    At least you're sane. Deb's hilarious, and Jeff clearly needs to play video games if he wants to quench his macho hungers.

  • Evie | February 15, 2012 10:59 PM

    Jane, if you get the opportunity to see the final scene after the credits you will not be disappointed in the ending of the movie. You're disappointed in the ending you saw, but there was more to come. The assumption is Ottway is going to get his hiney handed to him no matter that he armed himself the best he could. The final five second scene reveals, as I mentioned in an earlier comment, that the two alpha males went into the frey, into the last good fight they would ever have, and they both died honorably that day. Ottway's character went from a near suicide to a death with honor.

  • JEFF | February 8, 2012 7:25 PM

    I stayed with it because I payed $11 to see Liam Neeson punch wolves. He only punched one wolf. I expected him to kill at least 11. I expected "Taken 2: Wolves". I waited to the end because I kept hoping he would punch more wolves. He never did.

  • Robert | February 6, 2012 8:04 PMReply

    For all those out there that did not like the movie.......your all stupid and have zero emotions. Yea so what there was barely any background story about who the people are or how they got there. Clearly the only reason why Liam was even working there was because his wife died and he just wanted to get away from the world. Yea if that happened to me i would say fuck it to, whats the point of doing anything but be a loner. And wouldnt you want to try and hide in the woods rather than be stuck out in the open with wolves that could get you whenever you go pee. Plus the didnt have any food,what are you gunna do eat the dead people. If you did not like this movie then go watch some stupid action movie that will never happen in real life, suck it.

  • Brenda | February 6, 2012 9:03 AMReply

    I think the movie was just fine. I did learn alot about Wolves and their habits. I always love Liam Neeson movies he is such a great actor. My favorite movie he plays is Taken.

  • Angel | February 12, 2012 5:15 PM

    Yeah... The movie isn't very accurate about wolves or their habits. Take it for what it is--fiction. The wolves were more like dire wolves from a video game than actual wolves.

  • Judy | February 7, 2012 8:00 PM

    I assure you, you did not learn a lot about wolves and their habits!!

  • TRISH | February 5, 2012 7:50 PMReply

    I am sorry with all the special effects no plot movies out there I thought this stood out for a,change. I thought the actors delivered good performances, I think most people today get caught up in fast paced blow them up,scenarios. Not comfortable with personal dramas anymore.....Liam favorite actor of mine did an outstanding job. I have been going to movies for years and have seen some really bad movies.I was afraid at first this movie was going in a usual Hollywood direction,but I got caught up in the story and it delivered for me. Michigan

  • Frany Bi. | February 5, 2012 1:55 AMReply

    They should have all died in the plane crash...This film was a waste of $$!

  • Trish | February 4, 2012 6:23 PMReply

    What a disgrace to the wolves and humanity..... only the uneducated use that f. word, like it was used in that film , I wanted to leave , it was soo gross and went no-where ... Refund Please, for the cost of two tickets at abc Star Theater... If you read all the comments , you will see , that movie was a total dud.... how could something like that be considered entertainment???? No wonder our world is so messed up .... get a life , lets have movies with some true depth... The public needs an apology for not adveritsing that such as it was....SICK!!!

  • Drelama | March 4, 2012 5:12 AM

    I'm guessing you haven't even finished high school, you fucking brainless prick!

  • Robert | February 6, 2012 8:11 PM

    So if you were stuck outside with a bunch of hungry wolves you would not say the f. word. well i can think of a few other words that i would say. And you say it went nowhere, it goes as far as anyother movie. So what no one lived, do you think you would live out there. Im happy none of them lived, it was better than some magical disney movie where a random cabin appears out of nowhere. The movie was about fighting until the end, until death. I might even go see it again, deffinantly will buy it.

  • Frank | February 4, 2012 10:43 PM

    Good movie. I give it a thumbs up.

  • Patti | February 4, 2012 6:07 PMReply

    The Grey, was one of the worse movies , I have ever been too, no story, no plot, I feel like it was a waste of my time and a waste of money... It was gruesome!!!! and shallow, with no story about , where these men were going, and why, I hope no-one else waste their money on this one....

  • Bear | February 4, 2012 10:48 AMReply

    Wow are you kidding me, stupid doesn't come close to describing this total waste of breath. What was Liam thinking.

  • Michaelson | February 3, 2012 11:44 PMReply

    My wife, sister-in-law and I just got back from viewing this film. This is the single most disappointing film I have ever seen in my life. If they eliminated all the profanity, there were probably 5 words used in total by all the actors involved. We came close to walking out of the film when the cursing finally seemed to slow down.....and then that ending?! I agree. We were totally screwed out of the price of 3 movie tickets tonight.

  • Mr. Hunter | February 4, 2012 10:44 PM

    Wolves are bad. Good movie.

  • Michaelson | February 3, 2012 11:51 PM

    Forgot to add, not a single person who passed me on their way out had a single good thing to say. The most amusing thing I heard was right after the stunned silence of the ending going to black, someone in the dark said, and I quote, 'Now THAT was STUPID!'

  • njeri | February 3, 2012 11:28 PMReply

    I want my money back. The Grey is the dumbest movie I've seen in years. Please don't waste your money. Just wait until it comes on cable. The ending was STUPID!!

  • Judy | February 3, 2012 11:04 PMReply

    Just came home from this movie...hated it. For one thing I think it does a disservice to wolves; how they act, sound, survive.

  • Jack Eh Oh | February 4, 2012 10:46 PM

    I just came from this movie...loved it. For one thing, I think it is good for the wolves. Everybody loved this movie.

  • Diane | February 3, 2012 9:44 AMReply

    Awful, stupid is as stupid does. Hopefully the Alfa wolf put him out of his misery.

  • Norm | February 1, 2012 7:39 PMReply

    Read "Call of the Wild" or "To Build a Fire", and pass on this film, that should be used as fuel in a rescue fire...It' s "Greatness" is subjective at best...numbing or otherwise...

  • Logan | February 2, 2012 2:57 AM

    As opposed to all that objective greatness found in other art.........

  • Bob Voorhees | February 1, 2012 3:15 PMReply

    The fatuousness and shallowness of many of the comments on this movie are a bit numbing. The movie can be rightly seen as an homage to Jack London, and to write a review without mentioning London and his themes is a disservice to the flick. This is about "nature red in tooth and claw." The apposite word is "verisimilitude". Surely this is either exactly (or close to it) what WOULD happen if such a group survived the crash in the location and under the circumstances that they did. It's hardly the world of overweight Americans sitting in a theatre stuffing their faces with popcorn and candy. Read "To Build a Fire" or "Call of the Wild" and then see this superb film again.

  • Drelama | March 4, 2012 5:14 AM

    If I could shake your hand, I would. Though maybe I'm only thinking that because you're showing a shred of thought amongst a bunch of mouth-breathing morons...

  • Susan | February 4, 2012 6:54 PM

    Bravo Bob ! I got it too. Been to Alaska but never under the circumstances shown in the movie. Can't find if it was actually filmed in Alaska, would like to know. We read the comments about the movie before we went but went anyway. So glad we did. Did you notice Liam wearing tennis shoes on the beach a couple of times ? A little trivia but nothing to condemn the film. These movie makers should be given another shot - they captured (what could have been) the wilderness of Alaska beautifully. I don't know why Liam's fans are so shallow -- incredible -- worth the ticket !

  • GRANNYGOOSE | January 31, 2012 6:08 PMReply

    THAT WAS THE WORST MOVIE I EVER SAW...I CAN'T BELIEVE LIAM WASTED HIS TALENT ON DOING THIS MOVIE...HE MUST BE STARVING OR SOMETHING~~~DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS ONE!!!!! THE LANGUAGE IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • EBL | January 30, 2012 8:36 PMReply

    http://evilbloggerlady.blogspot.com/2012/01/grey-movie-this-film-may-be-okay-but-it.html I give this movie a thumbs up for offending both those on the left and the right.

  • Jon | January 30, 2012 2:15 PMReply

    What a waste of time & talent! Within 90 minutes I was just hoping for the wolf to finally eat Liam to put us, the audience, out of our misery! Such a preposterous script; leaving the shelter of the plane, resouces, where rescuerers would begin looking for survivors, etc. to head for the woods to escape the wolves (their natural habitat)? At least leave a message at the plane wreck of which way you are heading! And then when they tied the clothes together to make it to the otherside of the river to get away from the wolves? But immediately when they got to the other side, so were the wolves! Now how did they, the wolves, do that??? Who would try to out run wolves in 2 feet of snow? A stupid man, not a wolf hunter! And who would survive falling into a frigid river, only to take off your coat, gloves, etc. and stroll through the woods with just a wet sweater on unaffected; fingers limber enough to leisurely browse through a bunch of wallets! And then his note, that was still readalbe after getting drenched in the river, now that's good permanent ink! Save your time & money, and if you are a Liam fan, wait to spend $1 a Red Box when it's released on DVD and you can fast-forward through this poorly done film...

  • S | January 30, 2012 12:19 PMReply

    I loved it!

  • bj | January 30, 2012 12:15 PMReply

    I agree that the movie was a waste of time. it was pointless. you just watch everyone die. and I agree the end stinks. and who can't write a script where every other word is the 'f' word. calling God out the way he did... movie character or not would would be a bit scary to me ... i'd hate to have to anwswer to that when i'm face-to-face with HIM.

  • UT | January 31, 2012 4:18 PM

    Ditto

  • Logan | January 30, 2012 1:06 AMReply

    I'm pretty sure all of you guys missed the entire point of the movie. If you went to watch Liam Neeson beat up wolves, then sure, I can see why you are disappointed. But the movie has a whole lot of heavy stuff to say about life and man's attempt to live it. And if you somehow missed it all up to that point, the scene where Neeson calls God out near the end of the movie should have put it all into perspective for you. This was definitely a great movie.

  • Angel | February 12, 2012 5:25 PM

    “The Grey” is based on a short story called “The Ghost Walker” by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers. Teresa, the movie is not based on a true story.

  • Robert | February 6, 2012 8:23 PM

    Thank you Logan you understand!!! I think it was a very real movie with real emotions.

  • Teresa | February 4, 2012 7:54 PM

    I agree with Logan 100% I just came out of the movies from watching the Grey, people this movie was based on a true story, and I know the end left you wanting to know what the heck happened, I'm hoping for a 2nd part since someone is telling the story, that means someone is alive! I believe this is a very good movie, mind you I cry most of the time since I get so involved with the characters.Bottom line Great!

  • Zack | January 30, 2012 12:54 AMReply

    Im 12 and I hated it. First, I thought it was scary,because I am easily scard. Second, I thought it was depressing at the end with the wallets and showing his wife and all of that. So, I thought it was a rip off,I WANT MY MONEY BACK!

  • Drelama | March 4, 2012 5:15 AM

    I'm 12 and what is this. Seriously, though - haha, great job on wasting your parents' money. Not all young people are stupid - a lot of the 18 year old pricks picking on you are even dumber!

  • Clarissa | February 10, 2012 11:14 AM

    What were you doing watching a rated R movie? Your fault. DUH. Twelve year olds, especially easily scared ones, should have stayed at home and watched Winnie the Pooh. This movie was great. And I'm sure you will never understand the symbolism.

  • zack | February 5, 2012 11:07 AM

    Tyler, I can respect your comment but ya im 12 I just wanted people to know what I felt about the movie.

  • zack | February 5, 2012 11:02 AM

    I also want to add something else it was also dippresing by when they showed everyone die right in front of you.

  • Tyler | January 31, 2012 2:40 PM

    You're 12; your opinion doesn't matter. This movie has Liam Neeson making it great by default.

  • Doug | January 29, 2012 8:36 PMReply

    Did not live up too its advertising.it was at best ok the ending really stunk. listening to everyone else as we walked out of the theater. They were disapointed in it too. I would like my money back,or better yet my time.

  • Nate | January 29, 2012 2:57 AMReply

    Not worth your time. Unless you like wasting 2 hours watching people swear as they die one by one with no hope of anything after death... Give me something Real

  • Robert | February 6, 2012 8:18 PM

    What are you upset because they question if there is a God, do u think God would put them in that situation,im sure thats why they questioned. Id ratehr do it myself then try and wait for God to do something. Im with them, Fuck your god.

  • moon wolf jax | January 28, 2012 11:20 AMReply

    I've been watching Liam Neeson since he played Blackie in A Woman of Substance. Been a great actor, not interested in being in every celebrity magazine and had a good career. You mention Liam needs a better movie for his talents. On this occasion he did not have to accept and I feel he has unfortunately some what ruined the respect from many of his fans and Wolf lovers worldwide.

  • Amie | February 17, 2012 2:47 PM

    I like Liam Neeson but this movie sucked. It was boring. Once one person died it was pretty much same ole, same ole after that. And tha stupid suicide note he kept dragging out over and over really annoyed me. I was hoping he would use it for toilet paper. Ugh



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