The Ice Road

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The Ice Road

PG-13,

2021,

1h 49m,

Action/

Mystery & Thriller

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After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a 'big-rig' ice road driver (Liam Neeson) must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners. Contending with thawing waters and a massive storm, they discover the real threat is one they never saw coming.

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Critics Consensus

Liam Neeson remains a top-tier action hero; unfortunately, like a number of his recent genre outings, The Ice Road is a downhill trundle paved with predictability.

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Audience Says

Even with Liam Neeson at the wheel, the predictable Ice Road doesn't lead anywhere worth going.

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

Aug 2, 2021

1/5

The ratio of exposition-heavy dialogue to things-a-real-person-would-say lines is roughly 20 to 1. Any bit of visual wit that manages to slip through feels accidental.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Jul 1, 2021

1.5/4

The setup has potential, with trapped miners needing saving but icy roads making rescue efforts difficult. But it hits the skids and ends up formulaic and cliched.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Jul 1, 2021

1/4

Piles cliches atop cliches with an end result of mush - not content to be the story of a dramatic rescue, it's also a conspiracy movie and a revenge thriller.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Sep 22, 2024

1.5/4

...almost inherently compelling subject matter that’s slowly-but-surely squandered by filmmaker Hensleigh...

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

Jul 19, 2024

The action itself is, technically speaking, good. But the stakes of the action are contrived, with cartoonish insurance agency antagonists who may as well have stepped out of a children’s movie like Sonic the Hedgehog or Detective Pikachu.

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Aaron Phillips

But Why Tho?

Jan 16, 2023

5/10

The Ice Road all the right variables for an interesting film, layered with tension and suspense which is only aided by the casting...Ultimately though, the film’s dialogue is very poor, the performances aren’t great...It’s safe to skip this one.

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Jonathan Hensleigh

Director

Liam Neeson

Mike McCann

Benjamin Walker

Tom Varnay

Laurence Fishburne

Jim Goldenrod

Amber Midthunder

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Marcus Thomas

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Synopsis

After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a 'big-rig' ice road driver (Liam Neeson) must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners. Contending with thawing waters and a massive storm, they discover the real threat is one they never saw coming.

Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Producer: David Buelow, Al Corley, Lee Nelson, Shivani Rawat, Bart Rosenblatt, David Tish
Screenwriter: Jonathan Hensleigh
Production Co: Aperture Media Partners, Code Entertainment, Solution Entertainment Group, Envision Media Arts, ShivHans Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Strong Language|Sequences of Action & Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 25, 2021
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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