Rate the Film You Just Saw (+ chat)

[Belle Hibiki]

Ugh The Grey.

[spoiler]It's like you're hoping for a resolution and the movie just slaps you in the face with its cock and then donkey punches you while you're confused.

Like, yeah, I get that the idea at the end is supposed to be that he finds the "will to live" or whatever. That's important, since he tried to kill himself before the accident and all. But that moment rings completely hollow because he's been trying to survive this entire time. Nothing about his behavior after the crash suggests a man that's suicidal - just stupid sometimes - so what the Hell?

Also, was I supposed to be surprised by the reveal that his wife died? No shit, movie. I saw that coming from the opening monologue. Do you think you're Inception or something? This isn't tricky to figure out.

Then there's this theological angle the movie tries to play up - one that's so much of an aside that you can miss it by going to the bathroom at the wrong time.

I just had a really hard time finding a coherent message in it. Especially with the ending. I guess if there's any message, it would be "don't pay attention to Liam Neeson," because he will lead you into the mouth of the danger he's trying to lead you away from.

It's weird, because OTHERWISE the movie is good. The acting is fine, Liam Neeson is great, and the tension and suspense is built up well (aside from some odd bullshit involving teleporting wolves). But no matter how well something is made, if it doesn't do what it's supposed to do it's still bad. You can have the most awesome action figure ever, infinitely pose-able, talks, fires rocket punches and shit, and that's great. However, if that toy can only shoot those rocket fists into your eye, you have to acknowledge that - no matter how well the toy is made - that it is technically a failure.

That's how I feel about The Grey.[/spoiler]