Liam Neeson’s most intriguing recent excuse for a perilous journey across the Canadian tundra is simply a deal for Netflix that fires a partial cylinder.
Sometimes despised by CGI, The Ice Road is a number thriller that big there as empty calories, suitable for a while, but eventually forgotten.
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Nothing is shiny on Ice Road. In another life, the film will head straight to Redbox and offer an excellent compromise for those who can’t decide what to watch on any given Friday night.The cave effect is the odd layer here; There’s a section of Ice Road that works well because – you guessed it – Ice Road.
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Whenever a film can convince you that it’s trying to show danger, it immediately gets better. If you believe that the character is amid the elements and skillfully copes with the off-season’s harsh climate and unstable ice, the tension will increase. But then terrible explosions, ice cracks, and avalanches quickly get you off the hook and spoil a lot of the action.
After a diamond mine collapses in a tunnel in remote Manitoba, three truck drivers are hired to haul the mouth of the well (three identical to make sure at least one does) over the thinning April Ice to rescue trapped miners.
The clock is ticking, and you will face every available obstacle. Because these emergency drivers know very little, but the mining company has hired dangerous assassins (haha) to stop them.
Think of an assassin who can only bring out our heroes in what seems like an incident.
Mercenaries hired by those in charge to cover up the company used the abbreviation and inadvertently caused the collapse.
So, like 1993’s Cliffhanger, Ice Road mixes a disaster film with a crime thriller. But somehow the parts don’t fit together, and it makes the film feel a little bit more ridiculous.
Jonathan Hensley (author of “Die Hard with Revenge and Armageddon”). Sincerely directs the adventure from his script, which offers some surprises.
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All relevant information about methane, mining, trucks, ice roads etc., is displayed, and then all that information is returned in some way. A simple weapon against criminals.
The villains themselves are unintentionally weird. And the twist in the middle of the film was all too easy to spot a while back. However, sometimes the icy trails can garner enough challenges and troubles for our characters to get you into their icy drama.
Neeson’s character, Mike, is a frail elder caring for his veteran brother (Marcus Thomas):
Whose combat injury causes him to aphasia. Like modern-day George and Lenny, jumping from job to job kicked the brothers and sisters out of official concerts. Neeson does his job, which means he’s a rough jerk with “someone who cares”. While the film itself ends up cheating and offering disturbing solutions to their challenges.
Legion’s Amber Midthunder plays the game’s most engaging character. Happily reinforcing a supporting cast like Tantoo, a useless local driver who’s been enlisted as a cop due to protests. Tantoo allowed the older actor to feel a little younger. When he stepped in and spread the information shared between him. Neeson, and dispatcher Lawrence Fishburne.
There’s nothing scary about Ice Road (aside from a few CGI shots). Just formulated elements that clarify that there are better thrillers with snow. Or a truck. Or Liam Neeson. Honestly, and it’s a darker comedy, you should do better in Cold Chase 2019.
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The Final Verdict:
The Ice Road is the opposite of past thrillers that have used a lot of rhythm and twists are here, and if nothing else, it pairs well with Liam Neeson’s other late-stage action. As the obstacles pile up, the ticking clock in the story certainly adds to the suspense, but overall, things are pretty predictable and annoying.