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Having been a huge fan of the work of Jonathan Hensleigh for much of my youth (after all this man has produced some of the best work in the history of the action genre) I was eagerly anticipating the release of this film after he'd been away from the big screen for so long. I was not disappointed. The movie is non-stop thrill ride that will leave you on the edge of your seat throughout and has real heart too between the two brothers in the leads and the central female character.

Having scanned through the comments on this IMDB page and the tomato meter, I just cannot understand why there's so much negativity surrounding this film. It's supposed to be a piece of pure 2 hour entertainment and escapism, not Citizen Kane! I've seen complaints about the CGI and accuracy of being on an ice road. As someone prepared to suspend my disbelief for a film, I can honestly say the effects were more than convincing and the scenes in the ice road were extremely tense to make a random observer overlook their accuracies. If we did this in every action film, we'd have no enjoyment from them.

All in all, top notch spirited performances, a fast-paced, and at times moving story and edge of your seat tension. Well worth spending time watching if you're an action fan!

Going into this film, I had very low expectations after hearing several very negative reviews surrounding it. I have to say though, I was pleasantly surprised. I want to say much about the plot but for someone who has seen a fair share of thrillers, this one certainly kept me riveted to my seat, was unpredictable and had a very good twist which I did not see coming. What made this film particularly impressive was its plausibility. This could possibly happen.

With solid performances from Aniston, Owen and the supporting cast, a tight and well-written script by eattie and great direction from Haelstrom, this thriller is well worth seeing for 2 hours of entertainment 8/10 Highly recommended

Having finally being able to see this film recently, I have to say it did live up to my expectations and is certainly a very good film. Although I don't think its as good as Apocalypse Now or other war films I've seen, it is still an interesting study of the effects of war people.

The performances are all great, particularly DeNiro and Walken during the Vietnam scenes where the terrifying and brilliantly filmed Russian Roulette sequence takes place. Although the film is slow moving during the first hour it is never boring and always keeps you interested.

An interesting and occasionally harrowing film. 9/10