The Grey is a film that is decidedly different to the what the marketing has led you to believe. The trailer, littered with what appears to be Cliffhanger-esque action set pieces and ending with a glass-knuckled Neeson ready to fight a wolf strikes a very manly, action-orientated tone.

The film is, in reality, a much more subdued and surprisingly poignant emotional experience. A brutal survival drama that asks the question - When you are faced with death, how are you,…