Release Date: January 27th, 2012Tomatometer: 77% (156 reviews)
Cineblog Rating: 7/10
What I had expected: A film about one man's mission to genocide every wolf in Alaska after one of them kidnaps his daughter.
What I actually watched: A film packed with both action and emotion about a group of men struggling to survive the harsh Alaskan wilderness. And wolves.
The Grey tells the story of John Ottway, a hunter whose job is to protect an Alaskan oil drilling team from wolves, and six others whose plane crashes on their way home, stranding the group in the middle of nowhere. After an attack on their makeshift camp, the men realize they are in the center of wolf territory, and must move on before they all get picked off.
Admittedly, there was certainly less wolf-punching than expected, but the focus of The Grey is not on the Liam Neeson-based action but rather on the humanity of the characters, the relationships they build and their struggles to cope with the situation they find themselves in. The Grey builds incredibly realistic characters that the audience really learns to care for. We share in their stories, find out what makes them tick and see what they fight to live for. In the end, that's what makes The Grey a movie worth watching. Although the wolf parts are pretty cool too.
So Pretty Much: The Grey isn't exactly Taken With Wolves, but it's still an exciting movie. You should go see it.
