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A methane explosion at a Canadian diamond mine traps dozens of souls inside.
Its now late April, all the regular drivers have left, and the roads are off limits.
Nevertheless, our heroes will take them anyway.
There are three trucks with three wellheads as insurance, in case one or two dont make it.
To be fair, this is an inspired idea for a suspense film.
But if the trucks travel too fast, they will create pressure waves which will also crack the ice.
And, needless to say, the trucks absolutely must not stop.
So long as it sticks to the actual ice road,The Ice Roadis on pretty firm dramatic ground.
Unfortunately, it soon becomes yet another movie about Neeson punching people out.
Meanwhile, Max Arujs rousing score thunders and roars, turning math into myth.
Could it have worked?
Is such a combination possible?
Maybe its all fine for a late-June Netflix release.
Hensleigh, unfortunately, shoots it all straight.
AsThe Ice Roadgoes on, that matter-of-fact approach increasingly feels at odds with whats happening onscreen.
Such a smart movie probably shouldnt have been so stupid.
