'The Grey' (2012)

DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date:  May 15, 2012

The Grey (Two-Disc Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)

Based on the short story Ghost Walker by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers, Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson stars in a thriller packed with adrenaline in 'The Grey'.  John Ottway (Neeson) and his team of oil rigging 'roughnecks' have finished a job and are on their way to Anchorage for a two-week break when their plane falls from the sky into some of the most terrifyingly remote frozen vastness only the Alaskan wilderness can provide.  Using the survival skills he has, Ottway leads the group on a trek that will prove to be more than dangerous; they will be lucky if they draw their next breath.

Our review:  Liam Neeson has been handling some rather strenuous and thrilling roles as of late.  His last movies include: 'Taken' (2008), 'The A-Team' (2010), 'Unknown' (2011) and 'Wrath of the Titans' (2012).  'The Grey' adds yet one more remarkable performance to a long list of big-screen achievements for Neeson.  Neeson makes a fantastic oil rigger and survivalist; a born leader.  The fact that his team includes six other men that are all fighting for their lives in a frozen world that seems so foreign to us, makes it that much more exciting when trouble comes in both expected and unexpected ways.  Imagine hell is ice, throw in the fact that the main character (Ottway) has some excellent skills with a rifle, the fact that the group is made up of men who do better far outside normal social circles and wolves - you've got yourself a thrill-ride guaranteed to leave your gut tied in knots. 

(Our rating)

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Action, Adventure

Rated R for violence/disturbing content including bloody images, and for pervasive language

Starring:  Liam Neeson,  Dermot Mulroney and Frank Grillo

Family Guide: This movie is appropriately rated by the MPAA.  Talk of sexual acts, human sexuality and some brief nudity are present.  Intensely graphic scenes involving an airplane crash, crash victims, blood, wounds, animal attacks and death are involved throughout the movie.  Language is this film is harsh and crudely pervasive throughout.  Alcohol usage is shown. 

Directed by: Joe Carnahan

Writers: 

Joe Carnahan		(screenplay) &
Ian Mackenzie Jeffers		(screenplay, short story Ghost Walker)
Production Companies 1984 Private Defense Contractors (in association with) Liddell Entertainment Scott Free Productions

Distributed by: Open Road Films (II) (2012) (USA) (theatrical)

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Official movie trailer: 'The Grey' (2012)

The DVD and Blu-ray special features include deleted scenes and feature commentary with co-writer/director Joe Carnahan and editors Roger Barton and Jason Hellmann. Exclusively on Blu-ray are BD-Live, pocket BLU and U-CONTROL featuring Picture-in-Picture with pre-visualization and storyboard comparisons of some the film’s most exciting scenes.

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