The howling of wolves seems to echo around you whichever way you turn. They don’t attack, but they let you know of their presence.
“The Grey” is a film about being surrounded. You must learn to embrace all your senses while watching it, or this film will eat you alive.
I admittedly had low expectations for “The Grey” when it was released in early January. The ads gave the gist that it was a movie about Liam Neeson fighting wolves. Awesome.
Well yes, it is. It’s a gross, claustrophobic, allegoric monster movie in everything but setting. A team of ex-convict workers take a job in Alaska and end up surviving a plane crash in the frozen tundra only to be hunted by wolves in their nesting territory. Continue reading “The Grey”