Saturday, May 26, 2012

The last good fight you'll ever know - The Grey!

Holy murderin' Mary! The Grey is one of the best, most kick-ass films I've seen in ages! God bless you, Joe Carnahan, ye whose A-Team summer tentpole had its moments - but nothing prepared me for this. I can't remember the last time I saw location shooting this compelling and gut-wrenchingly engaging. I don't want to spoil anything here, so sorry - no synopsis. Just know that if you're looking for an in-your-face outdoor survival yarn that drinks from the same hard-edged seventies well as Deliverance, The Grey serves up the existential action face-rip you're looking for. Liam Neeson is fantastic - there's only one other "name" actor in the mix, and it took the end credits for me to ID him, so see for yourself. And about those end credits - you might want to hang out for all of them - no reason...The Grey is world class adult action filmmaking and you will have one hell of a time finding anything better to catch at home this week. Get to know the name of cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi, as his work here behind the camera is nothing short of astonishing. Carnahan and Takayanagi are definitely going places. Supremely, humbly, viscerally recommended!

1 comment:

  1. Amen and agreed 100%. Let us look at Machismo in the face and kick that B.S. to the ground! Ahhhwoooooooooo

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