Runtime : 117 minutes
Rated : R
Starring : Liam Neeson,
Frank Gillo,
Dermot Mulroney,
Joe Anderson,
Dallas Roberts
Director : Joe Carnahan
Plot : In The Grey, Liam Neeson leads an unruly group of oil-rig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have only a few days to escape the icy elements - and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt - before their time runs out.
John Ottway (LIAM NEESON) is a man who thinks the better part of his life is over. With his wife now gone from his life, he works as a sharpshooter for an oil company, keeping the workers there safe from the predatory wildlife, such as dangerous grey wolves that prowl areas along the pipeline.The Grey fancies itself smarter than the average action pic. Between bouts with some really big canine puppets and the blistering cold weather, director Joe Carnahan and his team attempt an existential meditation on masculinity in the wild. The picture delivers the requisite scare moments and scenes of human endurance we associate with survival stories. But it never rises above the routine. Neeson has played a taciturn badass so many times, while Roberts, Mulroney and Grillo help turn what could have been Lake Placid on Ice into a pretty groovy little horror movie.Though the film is too long, it has exciting moments and a performance from Neeson that is enough to make anyone shiver. Added to that the plane crash is horrifying and the terrain frighteningly desolate
The Grey a strong philosophical punch for those interested. For the rest of the audience, the simple story of survival is more than enough to command our attention.
Runtime : 103 minutes
Rated : PG-13
Cast : Sam Worthington,
Elizabeth Banks,
Jamie Bell,
Anthony Mackie,
Edward Burns,
Kyra Sedgwick,
Ed Harris
Director : Asger Leth
Plot : An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department negotiator (Elizabeth Banks)tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective.
Speaking of the plot : It does go off in various directions, but during the bulk of the movie we remain confident all those threads will come together eventually. That confidence is a little misplaced. The rushed ending does go awry.
Sam Worthington of “Avatar” fame stars as former New York City policeman Nick Cassidy, a cop convicted of stealing a priceless diamond from a ruthless Manhattan financier (Ed Harris). Yet, New York City policemen do not recognize Cassidy after he checks into a midtown hotel using an alias, and steps out on the window ledge, threatening to jump. And An NYPD psychologist (Elizabeth Banks) is summoned to talk him down, unaware that Nick harbors an ulterior motive.Director Asger Leth, making his U.S. feature-film debut with Man on a Ledge, keeps the pace brisk and never allows the tone to stray into self-seriousness, which is crucial for a movie whose premise is so devoutly ridiculous. We can assume that Worthington & Co. tried to bring some depth to their performances. But given that the characters are written in such broad strokes, no one manages to overcome the inferior material.Man on a Ledge isn’t a bad movie, but it also isn’t terribly good.Man on a Ledge falls firmly into the category of the "time filler" film.
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