LIAM Neeson is very much the heavyweight in the remarkable The Grey, which tells us what it is like to be trapped in the frozen wilderness of Alaska, tracked by ravenous wolves.
This is the story of John Ottway (Neeson), working for an oil refinery, keeping wolves and other predatory animals from attacking the oil drillers.
He is a depressed man, contemplating suicide after his wife has apparently left him. He goes on with life only to fall victim to a tragic plane crash coming home from work in a storm.
There are eight survivors and much carnage, and it is in this harrowing situation that Ottway finds new strength and immediately assumes the role of leader, determined to guide the group in battling the freezing elements and ferocious wolves.
