Friday, March 23, 2012

The Grey (2011)


Survivors of a plane crash in Alaska struggle to stay alive. This is what I consider a 'physical' film.. much of it relies on visual gimmicks and drawing scenes out for tension, which this film does very well. There are a couple places where you can almost feel what the characters are. There isn't much story or character development, in fact outside of two of the characters all you know about any of them is a name that may be shouted a couple times. But its really not necessary for this kind of movie. This is the movie equivalent of a carnival ride.. strap in.. try not to look at the carny too hard.. and enjoy the ride. There are a couple big cheats and gaffs but you probably won't notice until after the movie is over. Deep fried carnival food on a stick.. fun to eat but not doing your system a lot of good. So enjoy the adrenaline rush and let your brain take the night off.

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