By JUSTIN GREMILLION
Contributor, SNSPost
Contributor, SeriousMovieLover.com

THE GREY (2012/In Theaters) Do you like wolves? Plane crashes? Watching Liam Neeson struggle to survive? If so, then you will love ‘The Grey.’ This is a fantastic movie about a group of men trapped in the Alaska wilderness who have to combat the cold, the snow, and intruding wolf packs. Directed by Joe Carnahan,it depicts a survival situation in which no one would want to find themselves. Intense and emotional, especially the effective lead performance by Neeson (along with many others), it is loaded with great cinematography, awesome effects, and no CGI. To add to the realism, the cast and crew worked outside in the freezing cold and surrounded themselves with actual wolf packs. In fact, Neeson is under fire from PETA for eating wolf meat during shooting. (Being a movie star, I don’t understand why he just didn’t go for filet mignon.) I am a huge fan of survival movies and this one is one of the best I’ve seen in a while. I compare it to Deliverance, Into the Wild, and Alive. Anyone will enjoy this film, and a lot already have, seeing that it won the box office on its opening weekend. See it and be prepared to be scared the next time you see a big dog on the street.

GRADE: A-