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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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

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.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 2, 2021

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

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.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 1, 2021

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Robert Levin

Newsday

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.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 1, 2021

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

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

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 22, 2024

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

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.

Jul 19, 2024

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Aaron Phillips

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

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.

Rated: 5/10

Jan 16, 2023

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Ryan H

Great cast. They just lost me too many times. Almost as if the writer told me the rules and how to solve problems and then broke them later in the movie to keep the antagonist in the fight. We are in a hurry, then take a break and have coffee/tea. Just awful writing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Audience Member

Borderline embarrassing almost throughout.Predictable and cliched. Possibly Neesons worst film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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Audience Member

Movie so bad I even created a Rotten Tomatoes account to leave a revoew, people just die randomly and the CGI effects were so bad I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. Also a weak ass story line, all in all, MEH

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Nick S

Total Dross. Everyone deserves to do something else with their life in the time it takes to endure. The best 45 minutes I was napping.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Shaun R

This was as exciting as watching ice melt

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Paul K

Mirrors the other review really. Storyline was rubbish and the cut and paste action was boring

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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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: ShivHans Pictures, Code Entertainment, Envision Media Arts, Aperture Media Partners, Solution Entertainment Group
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: Scope (2.35:1)

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