Overview
Genre :
Thriller, AdventureRelease Date :
January 27, 2012 (Wide)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Joe CarnahanStarring :
Liam Neeson, Dallas Roberts, James Badge Dale, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, Nonso Anozie, Joe Anderson, Anne Openshaw, Ben Hernandez Bray
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
Readers [Rate It]
“..trouble is, the pic's dialogue-heavy stretches and ambiguous finale could leave ticketbuyers impatient for less chatter and more chomping..”
by Joe Leydon [Variety]
“..this one's more relaxed in its rhythms..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
“..this movie, it would appear, is looking for the same gravitas-laced trash appeal that made Neeson's over-the-top revenge fantasy Taken such a guilty pleasure..”
by Ian Buckwalter [NPR]
“..there's too much Jack London, and, as they systematically pick off the stragglers, too many CGI wolves go unpunched..”
by Brian Miller [Village Voice]
Review rate : C
“..there's graphic gore, but miraculously, the writers also find humor in the men's natural coarseness..”
“..there's graphic gore, but miraculously, the writers also find humor in the men's natural coarseness..”
by Rex Reed [New York Observer]
Review rate : C
“..the film's worst qualities are inevitably its most obvious, from the still-gaudy..”
“..the film's worst qualities are inevitably its most obvious, from the still-gaudy..”
by Jesse Cataldo [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : C+
“..the film does a largely first-rate job of simulating the punishing environment the characters have to push against..”
“..the film does a largely first-rate job of simulating the punishing environment the characters have to push against..”
by Glenn Kenny [MSN Movies]
“..technically assured and brutally efficient, with a simple story that ventures into some profound existential territory without making a big fuss about it..”
by A.O. Scott [New York Times]
“..plenty of chase scenes and gory encounters keep tension high..”
by John DeFore [Hollywood Reporter]
“..it's the most philosophical of these movies. It's also the most ambiguous..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
“..it's quiet, contemplative, and almost haiku-like in its simplicity..”
by Dana Stevens [Slate]
“..if it ran about 80 mins., The Grey could be a smartish man-against-the-elements thriller..”
by Richard Corliss [TIME Magazine]
Review rate : B+
“..every gutsy action scene is crafted with gritty detail and a muscular unpredictability that dares the audience to guess where it will end up..”
“..every gutsy action scene is crafted with gritty detail and a muscular unpredictability that dares the audience to guess where it will end up..”
by Cole Smithey [ColeSmithey.com]
Review rate : C+
“..do these Liam Neeson action passion plays, as surely as a new year begins..”
“..do these Liam Neeson action passion plays, as surely as a new year begins..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : C
“..alternately tense and fatuous thriller..”
“..alternately tense and fatuous thriller..”
by Keith Uhlich [Time Out]
Review rate : C+
“..a lot of muscle and brawn..”
“..a lot of muscle and brawn..”
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]
“..a filmmaking strategy seemingly designed to alternate as well, appeals to guy movie and chick flick prone audiences respectively..”
by Prairie Miller [NewsBlaze]
