THE GREY - I actually really enjoyed this movie. There are aspects of it that are totally ridiculous, like falling in a rushing Alaskan river in the middle of winter, crawling out with layer upon layer of heavy soaked clothing and backpack, with no fire, and not succumbing to hypothermia. Dumb. There were also several unintentionally comic aspects, like when the alpha wolf took one slow, deliberate step forward (HA you have to see it) Overall though, this film was surprisingly different and refreshing. The director chose to shoot with a lot of close-ups (and extreme close-ups) giving you the sense that you are really in it with these men struggling to survive. The audio mix is fantastic, snow crunching, wind whipping, wolves howling all combining to give you goose pimples. With this film you have to take the ridiculous with the good, but I think it is worth it. And how can you not love Liam Neeson, and his awesome voice?
MAN ON A LEDGE - Predictable and dumb, this is a fairly typical hollywood action/crime/thriller. I would say my favorite parts are when the story focused on Jamie Bell and his gf performing the heist, but Genesis Rodriguez was so over the top. Trying way too hard, in an awkwardly obvious way, to be "the sexy heist chick". I mean seriously, who wears gigantic hoop earrings to shimmy through an air duct? But I do like Bell, and think it is interesting to see how his career has progressed. But back to the movie as a whole. Despite the many-starred cast, I do not believe that this film is worth your time or money. Just say no.
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