The Grey: Press reviews

'It takes death seriously, and partly as a consequence, every moment, every frame, feels alive.'

'It delivers fabulous thrills and some surprisingly noble death scenes.'

'This is an existential, God-baiting fable where the wolves are agents of destiny and the isolated protagonists must confront their individual fates, and the effect is as chilling as the weather.'

'the film has a streamlined, Hawksian narrative drive which carries it through the rough spots.'

'Though the film is too long, it has exciting moments and a performance from Neeson that is enough to make anyone shiver.'

'Has bite'

'The Grey could have been better yet, but I'm not sure Neeson could.'

'When you've seen one actor torn apart by a man-eating wolf, you've seen them all. '

'Neeson confers weight and muscle on the movie, and endows it with a kind of emotional dignity it would not otherwise have.'

'After its nerve-knotting crash sequence, The Grey lets some of its intensity seep away over the course of two talky hours'

'The plot holds few surprises, though certain scenes – such as one in which a character simply stops and quietly prepares to die – are beautifully and subtly done.'

'Still, when it's good it's awesome.'

'when it's good it's awesome.'

'it's hard not to view The Grey as either schlock with delusions of grandeur, or a bleak art-house parable masquerading as popcorn hokum