Looking Back at the Films of 2021 Part 4 - The Ice Road

 

Yep, I'm back at it again with this segment. This time it has something to do with Liam Neeson with lots of snow and ice...again.

Why Didn't I See The Ice Road?

Now I was actually planning on reviewing this movie as a replacement just in case I wasn't able to see F9. But then I saw that there was a showing for that movie, so I scrapped a review for this movie and decided to save it for this segment.

What is The Ice Road?

The Ice Road is an action thriller movie. It was produced by CODE Entertainment, ShivHans Pictures, The Solution Entertainment Group, Envision Media Arts, Aperture Media Partners, and Manitoba Film and Music and distributed by Netflix. The Ice Road was written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh. The story is an explosive has gone off in a diamond mine and has trapped 26 miners. Now Mike McCann along with his brother and other truckers have been tasked with hauling a wellheads that could save the miners lives. It could be something easy, but in order to get those wellheads to them, Mike and his group must travel on dangerous frozen lakes along with the harsh winter roads and weather.

My Thoughts

The Good: The only part that really keep me watching was Liam Neeson. Not only is he just one cool guy, but even with this film's quality, he still gives us a really good performance.

The Bad: The really awful thing about The Ice Road is the CGI. It's just bad. Sure, it comes off as slightly better than your typical SyFy original movie, but that still doesn't change the fact that they're very video game-esque graphics.

The Okay: There are three decent aspects to the film one of those being the action. While I do like the more hand-to-hand combat, this is one of those movies where the threat level of the environment itself could've been focused on as well. We still do have the threat of the ice roads, just not as much as there should've been, at least to me. The other okay aspect is the suspense. I thought the filmmakers did a decent job at that. It's just sometimes I wasn't fully into as much as I wanted to be. Although I did like one scene where our characters have to cross a bridge with a certain weight limit on it. That was a good intense moment. The last thing I'll get into is the characters. Once again, this is just okay. Mike and his brother are fine, but I do agree there should've been more development for them, especially since they are our main stars.

Final Verdict: Okay.

That's all for me folks. Come back on Monday, Jul 4th for my Classic Film Night review of An American Tail. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.