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"The Grey" is an absolutely exhausting film going experience. And I mean that in a good way. It's two straight hours of teeth-gritting tension, blistering wind and snow, and you never, ever feel safe.
Director Joe Carnahan puts you right in the middle of the action with a group of men trying to survive in the Alaskan wilderness. They're all that's left after a plane crash so scary it guarantees this will never be an in-flight movie.
Liam Neeson is terrific in a tough guy role that was originally planned for Bradley Cooper. Neeson's job is to protect oil workers from the likes of wolves and he has his work cut out for him here.
As it tends to go with these survival movies, we know these guys will eventually bond only to watch some of them become dog food. Those cliches just come with the territory, but the movie is never boring, and some well-staged sequences are jaw dropping.
"The Grey" is a brutal adventure, but it's set against an often beautiful backdrop. Carnahan doesn't leave much doubt about where his movie is headed, and there are very few surprises. But there is a pretty nifty scene after the end credits.
I had knots in my back after the movie - meaning "The Grey" is effectively entertaining.
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