Comments on: Review: ‘The Grey’ Pits Stock Characters Against Cartoon Wolves

By: skydog

skydog — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:09:51 +0000

You got the part about cartoon animals right. Actual wolves are nothing like these CG creatures. Lions and tigers and bears …and wolves, oh my! Get a clue and grow up.

By: Mr Anonymous

Mr Anonymous — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:09:51 +0000

I'm quite surprised at the C+ review. A lot of other reviews have said the film is simply amazing and Liam Neeson gives an Oscar-worthy performance which could have garnered a nomination if the film had been released at the end of 2011, instead of Jan '12.

Hmmmm, interesting!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:09:51 +0000

To all the haters, Gabe's review is totally spot on. Tonally uneven, and he's right — it's two movies fighting against themselves. One, a more horror styled wolf vs man movie and another more existential whatever about the the nature of God. Neither is developed fully (particularly the latter).

By: JoJo

JoJo — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:09:51 +0000

If Melissa McCarthy was in this movie, they could have sacrificed her to the wolves, as she would have kept them sated for decades.

By: Sully

Sully — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:09:51 +0000

Im so happy that "Wolfie" destroyed this review, and reviewer. I have also seen the film, and it was, to me, an extremely powerful film that surprised me every minute. I believe that it will be one of 2012's best and it's only mid-January. Gabe, how can you call this review successful? I have to ask what's already been asked: Did you even see the film? I'm guessing not, because you find out what happens to Ottway's wife in the end… Forget that part? Or were the lines too thin for you to read between them? Of course Liam Neeson is going to survive the place crash. Did you want to put DiCaprio, Whalberg, Pacino, Travolta and The Rock on the plane and have them all die to keep up the mystery of "Who's going to survive?" And since when is a chatty guy a character type? You need to go back and figure out what happened here. Your review was all over the place, from hating the film to loving it and back to trashing it. Take your time, immerse yourself in the film, and figure out whether you liked this film or should go see it for the first time.

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:09:51 +0000

Are you really serious??? Did you even watch the film or should I dare ask if you viewed it soberly? This is a completely misguided, failed attempt of a review. You really should be ashamed of this review Mr. Toro and I sincerely ask that you search your heart immeadiately. I've seen the film and it's a quality picture. It so much more then a "Liam Neeson fights the wolves" genre picture. It's completely offense how dismissive you are. Also did you really write this???:

Headed home after another job, Ottway finds himself sharing a plane with the collection of central casting grunts, each with their own distinct âmovieâ characterization: this one is chatty, this one is cynical, this one is black

That last one…REALLY???

This is a sincerely made piece of work that raises some great questions in it. Your favorite film of last year was TREE OF LIFE. This film raises the same questions as that film. Oh, wait silly me… that one has MALICK's name on it & this one has the name CARNAHAN. Obviously this film was lost on you, maybe the film needed to drop it's earnestness & go for something more "ironic." That seems to be the way to go these days, am I not right??

I know this seems like a blatant attack and it IS. Because I am sickened to see a great piece of work like this be dismissed. Seriously man, get off your mountaintop and join the 99%. You really need to stop "intellectualizing" and start connecting with your "humanity." You did it with TREE OF LIFE, so there obviously is hope… maybe try to go back to when you were young and watching films. Who were you then??? Remember that little guy more…

Gabe, see the film again and then apologize for this review… and please make an "attempt" to retort to this message… the film comes out next week… People have a mind of their own and they will see what the film holds for themselves.

(folks see this film for yourself, you're going to be "shocked" this isn't what it appears to be on the surface. If you're a human being, you're going to be shaken by this film. It's really about every single one of us.)

By: KT

KT — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:09:51 +0000

"… each with their own distinct âmovieâ characterization: … this one is black."

Ha! You went there!