Anyone seen trailers for this and thought of going? I wasn't really all that interested until I read these 2 reviews (caution: strong language contained within):
But here's the thing about The Grey: There is so much more to this movie than rambunctious subzero wolf-punching. In spite of what the marketing campaign chose to reveal to you, most of the movie has nothing to do with the unapologetically cool Neeson going to town on some wolves. The film, based on a short story by screenwriter Ian MacKenzie Jeffers, makes liberal use of flashbacks and tundra symbolism to craft a vivid portrait of existential exhaustion, all of it framed by Masanobu Takayanagi's haunting photography.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/53085 Let's Talk About The Ending To THE GREY!
Published at: Jan 29, 2012 8:51:36 PM CST
Nordling here. SPOILER ALERT !!
Yet... if you're angry about how the movie ends, because of what you saw in the trailers? Yeah. You have a right to be angry. Absolutely. You see, the trailers promise a completely different movie than what you got. ...What THE GREY is is a drama about what it means to be a man when death is coming for you, relentlessly, and how men each come to death differently. It's not an action film in the strictest sense - there isn't even much action in it.
I hope that you saw THE GREY and loved it like I did, because the larger themes and characters resonated with me and I think it's an important work from Joe Carnahan. It's full of terrific performances from all the actors involved, including Frank Grillo, Dallas Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, and especially Liam Neeson. I hope you can get past the trailers and see what's underneath the surface, and enjoy the film for what it is and not for what it was promised.
An earlier one:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/53025 Nordling Says THE GREY Is The First Great Movie Of 2012!
Published at: Jan 26, 2012 9:24:16 PM CST
SPOILER ALERT !!
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
