"Live and die by this day" Perhaps the most fitting tag line for this film, and for so many reasons, which you will discover once you have seen it.
I must say that I had fairly low expectations for this film. I was expecting a fairly predictable and somewhat cliché survival flick and it was probably only out of respect and admiration for Liam Neeson that I paid to watch it at the big screen. It was a decision that was well and truly vindicated. The film has an incredible presence and atmosphere it was almost spiritual. So much of what you see is symbolic and metaphoric and it reaches you on a much deeper level. In many respects this film is less about survival and more about accepting and embracing our own mortality. Some of the most poignant and haunting scenes are generated from a subtle facial expression or the wind howling in the background. Just a beautifully shot film filled with raw emotional energy with so many subtle subplots and character exploration which becomes so engrossing its almost addictive. My biggest piece of advice would be to go in to this film open minded and try to engage the philosophic undertones throughout and you will surely find the experience riveting
I must say that I had fairly low expectations for this film. I was expecting a fairly predictable and somewhat cliché survival flick and it was probably only out of respect and admiration for Liam Neeson that I paid to watch it at the big screen. It was a decision that was well and truly vindicated. The film has an incredible presence and atmosphere it was almost spiritual. So much of what you see is symbolic and metaphoric and it reaches you on a much deeper level. In many respects this film is less about survival and more about accepting and embracing our own mortality. Some of the most poignant and haunting scenes are generated from a subtle facial expression or the wind howling in the background. Just a beautifully shot film filled with raw emotional energy with so many subtle subplots and character exploration which becomes so engrossing its almost addictive. My biggest piece of advice would be to go in to this film open minded and try to engage the philosophic undertones throughout and you will surely find the experience riveting
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