Ian mackenzie jeffers wikimapia

This film is a hidden gem that deserves a high spot on anyone's "best movie" list.

The Grey (2011) starring Liam Neeson and directed by Joe Carnahan (who also wrote the movie along with Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, the author of the short story, "Ghost Walker" on which the movie is based), got a lot of hype before it was released.

That was largely due to its intense trailer, which ended showing Neeson's character taping broken glass bottles to his one hand, taping a knife to his other, and then battling a giant black wolf, all in quick flashes.

Everyone was on board, and then after it opened, people reported being disappointed and that the wolf fight from the trailer wasn't even in the movie!

This, of course, resulted in a less than stellar performance at the box office.

This is why I never saw it in the theater, but I probably should have. And I should have listened to late film critic Roger Ebert's assessment.

He gave it a very positive review, in which he emphasizes ho