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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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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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Liam Neeson is, as ever, a stoic and credible leading man. Like his character in this and every other recent film, he is dependable and the kind of bloke you're happy to spend some time with.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2022

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June M

I’m from the UK but have lived in Canada for over 20 years,so I know the weather and the cold. I felt the cast and crew did a pretty good job getting that across. The ice roads are vital but scary as hell and anyone who works on them has my respect,so many people rely on them for a lot. The film was gritty in places, I loved the bond between the brothers, shame one of them had to die. But it was well worth a watch and I’d like to watch it again, which says a lot from me.a film has to be pretty good for me to say that. My advice is read up a bit about ice truckers, grab a blankie and some snacks and just sit back and be entertained. Liam Neeson although older now still has my respect. He pulled it off, it was really worth watching!.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Grant L

This film is action paked with quite a lot of sadness please ignore all the other reviews that say 1 star because that is simply not true i think they are just hatters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/09/24

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Lee C

I wish I could say something positive about this film, but it’s quite possibly one of THE worst films I’ve ever watched. My advice is to just not bother. I’m saving you almost 2 hours of your life.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Sam W

A ‘so bad it’s good’ disaster movie, but only just. Whilst the concept of having a rag-tag crew of big rig drivers embark on a noble mission against time and the extremes of nature to save those in peril holds some merit, the actual plot comes across as silly and very unrealistic. Combine this with the incredulous action scenes, cheap CGI, dodgy editing, weak dialogue, wooden acting and some incredibly daft death scenes, and you have an entertaining but bad film. Had it been more cheesy and ridiculous or more serious and gritty it could have been great; as it is, it’s just another B-movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Greg H

If they had actually watched a few episodes of ice road truckers it could have been better without the stereotyped villains. Effects, what little they used were a bit straight to video quality. Never going to be an intellectual script given the storyline, it is what it is.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Becky H

Liam is always worth a watch, but unfortunately the plot has many holes and implausible actions leading to a bit of a disappointing viewing. On a cold, rainy day it's worth a watch, but it's not popcorn worthy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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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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