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The Ice Road

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The Ice Road

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Summary

After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a 'big-rig' ice road driver must lead a tricky rescue mission over a frozen lake to save the trapped miners. Action thriller, starring Liam Neeson, Marcus Thomas and Laurence Fishburne

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Terry Staunton

Nerves-of-steel truck driver Liam Neeson risks life and limb on a rescue mission in this lacklustre thriller. In order to reach a group of Canadian miners trapped after a collapse, Neeson faces a perilous journey across ice roads that are already beginning to thaw - and other sinister forces also stand in his way. Jonathan Hensleigh wrote the screenplays for Jumanji, Armageddon and Die Hard with a Vengeance but, as director, he struggles here to recapture the inherent tension and excitement of those films. Shots of vehicles spinning on ice and close-ups of drivers' hands changing gear are hardly edge-of-the-seat stuff. Meanwhile, a subplot involving Neeson's relationship with a brother suffering from PTSD comes across as rather hackneyed, and Laurence Fishburne and Amber Midthunder have little to do as fellow truckers. The result is a disappointingly by-the-book movie that offers few thrills or surprises.

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5.7/10

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Cast

rolenameMikeLiam NeesonGurtyMarcus ThomasGoldenrodLaurence FishburneTantooAmber MidthunderVarnayBenjamin WalkerLampardHolt McCallanyMiner CodyMartin SensmeierGeneral Manager SickleMatt McCoy

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rolenameDirectorJonathan Hensleigh

Details

Released on

2021-06-25

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing

Available on

DVD

Formats

Colour

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