tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post4746234266910851699..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: Movie Review: The GreyTony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-32299658156362811342012-02-06T03:54:08.651-05:002012-02-06T03:54:08.651-05:00I disagree with. I loved both A-Team and Smokin Ac...I disagree with. I loved both A-Team and Smokin Aces. So I think i am going to enjoy the Grey when it does eventually come to Africa.<br /><br />great post Tonyfilmhttp://www.screenafrica.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-30367579222071656822012-01-26T22:30:31.821-05:002012-01-26T22:30:31.821-05:00Candace, I hope you like "macho" actione...Candace, I hope you like "macho" actioners (my wife does), because this one wears its testosterone on its sleeve. In tone and spirit, it reminds me a lot of FIRST BLOOD, an indubitably adrenaline-driven film but with a deeper soul than other movies of that type.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-70443070835262722822012-01-26T22:27:23.873-05:002012-01-26T22:27:23.873-05:00Aden, although, I wouldn't put THE GREY up at ...Aden, although, I wouldn't put THE GREY up at quite the level of NARC, it is his best movie since that one, by far. If I had any issues with it, they were mostly concerning some of the cliches of its second act. But the third act does such a good job of upending them, I left the screening a happy fan.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-87249950904417801122012-01-26T20:08:32.252-05:002012-01-26T20:08:32.252-05:00wow, this really makes me wanna see thiswow, this really makes me wanna see thisCandice Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195801629178470295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-37988021415397372532012-01-26T15:11:56.136-05:002012-01-26T15:11:56.136-05:00Nice review, Tony. I was surprised that both you a...Nice review, Tony. I was surprised that both you and Glenn wrote positive reviews for this film because I personally find Carnahan to be such an off-putting filmmaker. You mentioned that his "A-Team" remake was dumb (which it is), and I disliked that lazy, generic film almost as much as I disliked his excessively violent, laughably overdone "Smoking Aces". He strikes me as the type of filmmaker who makes movies about tough guys mostly based upon movies he's seen about tough guys. When I watch his films all I really see is the imprint of someone who has soaked up a lot of crime movies and lacks interest in other genres and types of characters.<br /><br />This all being said, now that both you and Glenn have spoken favorably of the film I'm more inclined to check it out. The only movie Carnahan has made that I like is his character and performance driven 'Narc', and based upon your review maybe Carnahan has returned to putting character and performance above genre tropes and action spectacle.Aden Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382319068170476270noreply@blogger.com