OK film fans, I'm giving this one a 6 and here's why. YES, I know the whole wolf behavior thing is unrealistic. That's been said and done many many times in earlier reviews. But I pretty much always watch movies on DVD. And when something is horrid I just pop it out of my DVR - done deal! Not like with being in a movie theater and having to choose between sitting through it or walking out. That said, this one I watched to the end. And here's why: ~Liam Neeson - this guy is one of the most underrated action actors of our time. He is always amazing, even if given somewhat lame material to work with. He just shows the passion in his eyes. Case in point - the final scene in this movie. ~The other acting- Dermot Mulroney and the other less familiar names - ALL did a fabulous job. You agonized right along with them. ~The plane crash was pretty cool. Nothing will ever match that scene in "Alive!" when that whole back half of the plane got sucked out but considering the advancement of film making since "Alive!" - the plane crash was a great scene! ~Also, the flashbacks were well done and not in a confusing way like in some films. I especially was moved by the scenes with Ottway's wife.
All in all I was entertained. Was it realistic? Not so much, but who doesn't want to get thrown into a bit of dramatic, exciting fantasy stuff from time to time.
My only gripe is the ending and here's my "spoiler". WTF? Really? We don't know what happens? Seems it was Ottway vs. the alpha and he was armed with a fistful of broken bottles and a knife vs the wolf. Will we have a sequel?
All in all I was entertained. Was it realistic? Not so much, but who doesn't want to get thrown into a bit of dramatic, exciting fantasy stuff from time to time.
My only gripe is the ending and here's my "spoiler". WTF? Really? We don't know what happens? Seems it was Ottway vs. the alpha and he was armed with a fistful of broken bottles and a knife vs the wolf. Will we have a sequel?