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After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Enjoyable, especially if your from NZ & get this remarkable vistas shoved down your throat repeatedly. So refreshing to see an original movie the way it's meant to be. Bravo inferno.

I like Liam Neeson a lot. Not only he can act; he is effortlessly cool, with a strong, magnetic presence many ripped colleagues half his age can only dream of.Neeson, by far the best thing about the picture, plays Ottway, one of the survivors of a plane crash in Alaska; the group struggles against cold, starvation and a pack of wolves. And what wolves they are...! Let's call them "schwolves", because they really have nothing in common with the actual Canis Lupus: relentless and sadistic, they make the Beast of the Gévaudan look like a Pomeranian.Artistic licenses about ethology aside, I am not too crazy about the movie's script by emerging screenwriter Joe Carnahan. First and more notable, even disregarding the schwolves, there is a streak of nonsense running through the story. Gritty survival dramas don't need to be 100% realistic but, more than in other genres, the characters' main decisions need to stand up to scrutiny. Ottway orders the group to abandon the plane's wreckage, where they would have partial shelter from cold and animals and at least a chance of being found... why? Because, he casually states as if it's not even worth discussing, nobody will find the plane. Oh, okay. Ever heard of ELTs?Then he pushes his companions to reach the woods, where they'll be, get this, safer from wolves. Am I missing something? Maybe the movie's schwolves just love plane wreckages but avoid woods? No they don't, woods prove to be most unsafe for the group. That's a truly shocking development.Am I supposed to think that Ottway is an idiot? Obviously not, because the script clearly wants us to be in awe of him and of the ludicrous factoids about animals and survival he spouts. Maybe his phone does have a signal and he is just googling this stuff from some very stupid site.Aside for Ottway, characters are flat and underdeveloped - except Frank Grillo's Diaz, who gets even too much exposure as the obligatory Angry Jerkass (of the more benign "who eventually learns to cooperate" variety). I am also not impressed by the movie's attempts at depth, with garden-variety nihilism and overcompensating masculine stoicism. Before the end there is a scene where Ottway screams his desperation at the sky... and God doesn't answer. Wow, deep. Good thing you have your dad's crap inspirational poem to motivate you, Ottway.A wasted opportunity; pity, because Neeson is always good and I enjoyed the straightforward premise, which does lead to some effectively tense moments.5,5/10

I've watched this movie 5 times and noticed something I missed in previous viewing. Now I think I've worked it out. P.s watch till the end of the credits for last scene. 10/10

The Grey is sure not one of the top movies I have seen recently. This survival thriller starring Liam Neeson offers anyway enough ingredients to enjoy an entertaining evening. The special effects were well developed and the filming locations offers the right atmosphere for a dramatic countdown. 6/10.