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This article is about the 2021 film. For the general topic, see ice road.
The Ice Road
Official promotional poster
Directed byJonathan Hensleigh
Starring
CinematographyTom Stern[1]
Edited byDouglas Crise
Music byMax Aruj
Production
companies
  • The Solution Entertainment Group
  • CODE Entertainment
  • ShivHans Pictures
  • Envision Media Arts
  • Aperture Media Partners
  • Manitoba Film & Music
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
Running time
108 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Ice Road is a 2021 American action thriller film[4] written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and starring Liam Neeson[5][6][7][8] and Laurence Fishburne, with Benjamin Walker, Amber Midthunder, Marcus Thomas, Holt McCallany, Martin Sensmeier, Matt McCoy, and Matt Salinger in supporting roles. The film was digitally released by Netflix in the United States and by Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2021. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

An explosion at a mine in Manitoba traps 26 miners. Mike McCann and his brother Gurty are employed by a trucking company. Gurty is an Iraq War veteran suffering from PTSD and aphasia. When Mike punches another trucker for referring to Gurty as a "retard", they are both fired. Mike receives an alert for ice road truckers needed in Winnipeg, and they decide to apply. Jim Goldenrod, another ice road trucker, agrees to lead a dangerous rescue mission to help deliver three wellheads to the mine. He hires McCann and Gurty, along with a young woman, Tantoo. Also joining is actuary Varnay, who claims to be responsible for insurance risk assessment. Meanwhile, the miners communicate with Katka executives through Morse code. Katka General Manager Sickle transmits the message that they plan to free the men by blasting the tunnel.

The team leaves for the mine. They are forced to take the old bridge which is not as stable as the newer bridge, but necessary in order to get the wellheads to the miners in time. During the trip, Goldenrod's engine seizes. While attempting to repair it, his leg breaks and gets trapped on a cable as his trailer falls through the ice. Determining that he can't escape, he demands Tantoo sever the strap attaching him to the other truck, killing him but saving the other rig and wellhead. Tantoo does so and Goldenrod drowns. They flee a rapidly approaching pressure wave and the cracking ice. The trucks fishtail and capsize, spreading the weight of the trucks and stopping the pressure wave.

Mike and Varnay accuse Tantoo of sabotaging Goldenrod's rig so she can claim the entire $200,000 payment for herself. Tantoo reveals her brother Cody is among the miners. When they continue to interrogate her, she pulls a pistol, but Gurty disarms her and ties her up. After the men right the trucks, Varnay locks Mike and Gurty in the back of their rig. Varnay is revealed to have been the one who sabotaged Goldenrod's rig, and knocks Tantoo unconscious. Varnay rigs Mike's truck with dynamite and drives off with Tantoo. Mike and Gurty escape from the trailer and throw the dynamite away. Varnay watches the explosion from afar, believing Mike and Gurty are dead.

While winching their trailer out of the ice, the winch snaps and causes Gurty to fall into the water. Mike rescues Gurty and resuscitates him. Varnay meets with Sickle to tell him Mike and Gurty have been eliminated. Sickle instructs Varnay to kill Tantoo and ensure the wellheads don't arrive. Varnay prepares to kill Tantoo, but is bitten by Gurty's pet rat Skeeter, enabling Tantoo to throw him out of the rig. He is able to disconnect her fuel equalizer as she tries to flee in the truck. Tantoo radios for help from Mike and Gurty. They arrive and kill Katka contractors pursuing them. It is revealed that Katka instructed the miners to cut off the methane sensors as it couldn't afford to shut down the mine due to safety concerns.

After Tantoo runs out of diesel, Mike crashes his rig into Varnay's truck. Varnay survives and travels to higher ground, where he creates an avalanche with dynamite, forcing Mike, Gurty, and Tantoo to flee in their trucks. Mike and Gurty escape, but Tantoo is hit by snow and impaled through the shoulder by a branch. They uncouple her trailer and all drive off with the last wellhead. Varnay pursues with Tantoo's rig and begins ramming them. Mike boards Varnay's rig and both men fall from the truck. After a struggle, Mike attempts to drive away, but Varnay climbs on top of the roof of the rig. Mike accelerates and dives out of the rig, sending it into a patch of ice, where it falls through the surface, taking Varnay with it. Tantoo and Gurty make it across the bridge as the suspension cables begin to snap. After crossing, the truck starts sliding backward and Gurty is crushed between the rig and the bridge gate as he struggles to close it. Mike makes it to the bridge gate where he comforts a dying Gurty. Gurty dies in Mike's arms. Mike and Tantoo arrive with the wellhead as the miners are near death and rescue them. Sickle and the Katka CEO are taken away by authorities.

Three months later, Tantoo is working in Goldenrod's garage as a mechanic while Mike purchased a gold-colored truck, in honor of Jim.

Cast

Production

Filming occurred in Winnipeg in February 2020.[9] Filming also occurred in Île-des-Chênes[10] and Gimli, Manitoba.[11][12]

Music

The Ice Road: Music from and Inspired by the Netflix Film
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
GenreRock, country, Americana[13]
LabelBig Machine
Singles from The Ice Road: Music from and Inspired by the Netflix Film
  1. "I've Been Everywhere"
    Released: May 21, 2021
  2. "We Got Fight"
    Released: May 26, 2021

Hensleigh asked Big Machine Records to create a multi-genre soundtrack album for the film.[13] Scott Borchetta, founder of the record label, wanted a psychobilly song as the basis for the soundtrack, and contacted Nikki Sixx to executively produce.[14] As a result, Nikki Sixx formed supergroup L.A. Rats along with Rob Zombie, John 5 and Tommy Clufetos, and they released a cover version of "I've Been Everywhere" as a single on May 21, 2021.[15] "We Got Fight", which was released on May 26, is Gary LeVox's debut solo single and plays over the film's end credits.[13][16] The album also contains covers of songs by Johnny Cash, The Cars, Dave Dudley, Hank Snow, and Kathy Mattea.[13]

The Ice Road: Music from and Inspired by the Netflix Film track listing[13][17]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."All I Do Is Drive" (Johnny Cash cover)Jason Isbell2:50
2."Rubber Meets the Road"Brantley Gilbert and Tyler Hubbard2:34
3."Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" (Kathy Mattea cover)Carly Pearce3:12
4."I've Been Everywhere" (Hank Snow cover)L.A. Rats3:59
5."We Got Fight"Gary LeVox3:34
6."I'm Movin' On" (Hank Snow cover)Miranda Lambert3:11
7."Six Days on the Road" (Dave Dudley cover)The Cadillac Three2:50
8."Don't Come Lookin'"Jackson Dean3:07
9."Hurricane"Luke Combs3:43
10."Heart Made of Steel"The Assassinzs featuring John Carter Cash and Robin Zander4:35
11."All Coming Down"Mark Collie and Allison Moorer3:13
12."Drive" (The Cars cover)Tim McGraw3:58

Release

In March 2021, Netflix acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the film for $18 million.[18] It was digitally released on the service on June 25, 2021.[19] Distributors will vary in other countries, including Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom.[6]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 43% based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "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."[20] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[21]

Alonso Duralde of the TheWrap criticized the "downright laughable VFX" and wrote: "The Ice Road is so often inept and heavy-handed that not even the reliable presence of Liam Neeson can rescue it."[22]

References

  1. ^ King, Randall (16 March 2020). "Ice Road production keeps on truckin'". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "The Ice Road". Netflix. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. ^ King, Randall (6 December 2019). "Neeson to star in Manitoba-staged film". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. ^ "The Ice Road". British Board of Film Classification. THE ICE ROAD is a US action thriller in which a driver leads a rescue mission over a frozen ocean following the collapse of a mine.
  5. ^ Mike Fleming Jr. (22 August 2019). "Liam Neeson Set To Star In Jonathan Hensleigh-Directed 'The Ice Road' For Code Entertainment & Envision Media Arts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Ritman, Alex (10 November 2019). "AFM: Liam Neeson's 'Ice Road' Thriller Goes Global". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ TV News Desk (22 August 2019). "Liam Neeson Joins Jonathan Hensleigh's THE ICE ROAD". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. ^ Rosen, Kayla (13 December 2019). "New movie starring Liam Neeson to be filmed in Manitoba beginning in February". CTV News. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  9. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (20 February 2020). "'The Ice Road': First Look At Liam Neeson In Action Rescue Mission Movie Currently Shooting In Canada – EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  10. ^ Hendricks, Jon (12 February 2020). "Liam Neeson movie shooting in Ile des Chenes, Man". CTV News. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. ^ "'I'm still floating around': Liam Neeson superfan hunts down film star in Manitoba". CBC.ca. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  12. ^ Unger, Danton (31 January 2020). "Liam Neeson in Winnipeg for movie filming in Manitoba". CTV News. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Big Machine Records Hits the Ice Road with All-Genre Soundtrack for the Upcoming Netflix Film". Nashville: uDiscoverMusic. May 19, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  14. ^ Schube, Will (May 22, 2021). "The 'Ice Road' Soundtrack Debuts Rock Supergroup L.A. Rats". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "ROB ZOMBIE, NIKKI SIXX, JOHN 5 SUPERGROUP: HEAR L.A. RATS' DEBUT SONG". www.revolver.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  16. ^ "We Got Fight – Single by Gary LeVox on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  17. ^ McGraw, Tim [@TheTimMcGraw] (June 4, 2021). "Excited to be a part of the official soundtrack for this one" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (March 1, 2021). "Netflix Swoops On Liam Neeson Action Pic 'The Ice Road' In Record $18M EFM Domestic Deal". Deadline. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  19. ^ Gawley, Paige (June 16, 2021). "Liam Neeson on If He's Planning to Step Away From Action Movies (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  20. ^ "The Ice Road (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  21. ^ "The Ice Road Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  22. ^ Duralde, Alsonso (June 25, 2021). "'The Ice Road' Film Review: Liam Neeson Hauls a Load of Action Clichés". TheWrap. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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