A literal story about man versus beast turns into an inner struggle of a group of Alaskan plane crash survivors as they evaluate the importance of life with mere days left to live. Ottway (Liam Neeson, The A-Team) leads the group through the impossible struggles of the wilderness in attempt to avoid being slaughtered by the majestic relentless beauty of an immense wolfpack hunting them day and night. This is familiar territory for Ottway whose occupation consists of protecting people from the magical creature, however, there can be only one Alpha.
The Good: The film's spiritual journey connects with the audience matched with contemporary dialogue and paired with Liam Neeson's badass head-to-head fights with wolves in the Alaskan Panarama results in a pulse pounding transcendent ride.
The Bad: The first act begins in an ambiguous fashion and only really develops the backstories of three characters. This still tends to work for the film, however, one or two fully functional character arcs may have boosted the film to perfection.
The Good: The film's spiritual journey connects with the audience matched with contemporary dialogue and paired with Liam Neeson's badass head-to-head fights with wolves in the Alaskan Panarama results in a pulse pounding transcendent ride.
The Bad: The first act begins in an ambiguous fashion and only really develops the backstories of three characters. This still tends to work for the film, however, one or two fully functional character arcs may have boosted the film to perfection.