The grey 6/10
Starts of great then only goes down, becoming more and more implausible.
First the good, best surround sound I've heard in a long time. The plane crash gave me goose bumps, and the wind effects are as immersive as the waves in Master and Commander. It looks great too, definitely worth the effort of filming on location. Only continuity is a bit lacking, for example the level of snow on the trees varies a lot throughout the movie. Liam Neeson looks the part, but it feels like he did all his lines sitting in a comfortable warm studio. Whenever he talks it doesn't feel like he is there.
The plot is very unconvincing for a survival situation. Sleeping in the snow (on top) in a blizzard. Leaping of a cliff to grab a tree, jumping farther than an Olympic athlete. Jumping in a river, keep the wet clothes on and they're dry in the following scene. The bang sticks were already discredited by myth busters. And ofcourse they should have never left the plane in the first place. If you want a movie about the will to survive, The way back is 10x better.
Anyway I bought it for the surround sound and that didn't disappoint.
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