I thought the story would be intriguing since it was supposedly based on a personal account of the writer/director. Just how much of the story is fact vs.scripted is difficult to discern. However, there are aspects of the story that seem phony. I watched only part of the movie along with the director's commentary.
The movie is set in Wisconsin and during the winter, but through most of the movie, if not all of it, you will not see the frozen breath of any of the characters. If it as cold as it is claimed to be during the events (20 below), a person will make huge clouds of vapor when he breathes or talks. One character makes a statement to another that he is "freezing to death", which was just not believable just for the lack of this detail. This isn't too large of a goof to overlook but I feel the director missed a great opportunity to make us believe that the frigid temperatures were an element of danger. The high speed driving on ice was to over the top to believe it was based on true accounts.
The movie is set in Wisconsin and during the winter, but through most of the movie, if not all of it, you will not see the frozen breath of any of the characters. If it as cold as it is claimed to be during the events (20 below), a person will make huge clouds of vapor when he breathes or talks. One character makes a statement to another that he is "freezing to death", which was just not believable just for the lack of this detail. This isn't too large of a goof to overlook but I feel the director missed a great opportunity to make us believe that the frigid temperatures were an element of danger. The high speed driving on ice was to over the top to believe it was based on true accounts.