Ice Road: Vengeance

This movie is way below average. The acting is pathetic...you just laugh (and not because it's a comedy) at how bad the special effects and fight scenes are. Definitely one of, if not the worst Lian Neeson movie ever and it's a shame to waste 2 hours of your life watching something like this.

I don't understand how actors like Liam Neeson accept such roles, because they alone ruin the image they've built up over their entire life.

Unfortunately, Hollywood has been in decline for the last few years and the quality of films is increasingly execrable.

In conclusion, don't waste your time with this movie, it's simply ridiculous.

This is the type of stuff that made all the rounds of Cinemax, HBO, Showtime... and the second tier movie theaters back in the 80's. The early to mid 80's really... and I absloutely ate them up. Yes they were terrible... you don't realize just how bad until you try and rewatch them as an adult.

Bad plots, some mediocre acting and dialogue... completely unreal situations. It has it all! And just like back then, I enjoyed it for the most part.

I would never bother to watch it again, it really doesn't have anything that would get me to do that. Back when I was a teen, they just showed the same movies multiple times a week... you watched out of sheer boredom at nothing else being available.

They really pushed the "bad " French woman... all 5'1" of her! She reminded me of "Grumpy Cat" on the internet! I have no problem believing a woman can be dangerous, but not weighing 90 lbs and fighting a 6'4" 220lb guy...even if he is ancient.

An attempt to shoot a B-movie? It makes no sense for Liam Neeson to want to be remembered for such bad films, but if he keeps making them, I guess this is how he'll be remembered! Once again, we're subjected to an extremely weak script and the 'White Savior' trope being shoved in our faces. The same old conflict with greedy power brokers and forced, unconvincing scenes.

Lifeless Action and Flimsy Logic: Illogical character choices, poor pacing, and fight scenes devoid of impact-sometimes unintentionally making the film's tone comedic.

Aging Action Star Syndrome: Neeson clearly wants to prove he's still formidable, but he no longer has the agility needed for believable fight scenes against younger opponents.

Overall, a waste of time! With one exception: the breathtaking visuals of Nepal's countryside... But hey, it's not even shot in Nepal!

This film had all the ingredients to be something remarkable, a gripping premise, the raw and treacherous beauty of Nepal's unforgiving roads, and the presence of Liam Neeson, whose performance rarely disappoints. And yet, what could've been a visually stunning and emotionally compelling survival thriller fell flat, entirely due to a poorly written story that disrespected both geography and authenticity.

Instead of leveraging the naturally dangerous terrain of Nepal to drive a more grounded and believable plot, the filmmakers seemed more interested in rushing through implausible sequences. The most jarring offense? Presenting a CGI version of Everest that looked painfully out of place, especially when we know the real mountains are right there, majestic, harsh, and more cinematic than any computer-generated replica.

Even worse, the portrayal of Nepali culture and language was laughable. Random gibberish passed off as "Nepali" only served to insult rather than represent. For those of us who know and love the country, this felt careless, even offensive.

And let's address the elephant in the room: you simply cannot take a bus from Kathmandu and reach Everest in a few hours. The film treats this like a casual weekend trip. It's not just misleading; it's disrespectful to the very people whose land and struggle the movie pretends to showcase.

The only reason I gave this movie 5 stars was because of Liam Neeson. Strip him away, and this wouldn't deserve more than a 2. A spectacular setting wasted on a lazy script and cheap execution.

Well, to its credit, they don't waste a huge amount of time on the 'plot', such that it is. Everything just kind of falls into place and all the stock characters kind of unquestioningly go along with the nonsense that ensues.

Trouble is though that even the action sequences are jaded, cliched, predictable and of course, ridiculous. Despite this, Neeson handles it all with his usual stoic sincerity (which I guess is why they keep hiring him for these straight-to-video type thrillers) but I think it's asking a lot for him to be the centre, all four edges and the filling of this flick; with little if any help from an uncharismatic supporting cast of nobodys who will likely never be seen again.

The production is also nothing to get excited about with a low-rent look, sub-par visual effects and an ineffective generic soundtrack.

It's all a very long way from Oskar Schindler and Qui-Gon, but I wouldn't want to call this his lowest point because the old boy is still churning them out, and who knows, it could get even worse. If you have a terrible action movie to pitch, give his agent a call.