‘The Ice Road’ Film Review: Liam Neeson Hauls a Load of Action Clichés

In Arnaud Desplechin’s “Deception” (“Tromperie”), one character’s husband is described as “passionate about dazzling, interesting women.” In this adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel of the same name, one can’t help but wish the director shared the character’s interest.

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made,” a family comedy that premiered on Disney+ last year that you almost certainly didn’t see. And for his follow-up to that film, the man with the least predictable career in Hollywood came up with “Stillwater,” a genre-agnostic semi-thriller that was greeted with cheers and applause at its well-received Cannes Film Festival premiere on Thursday.Neatly mirroring its director’s style and signature, “Stillwater” is nigh impossible to pin down, taking the broad

‘Holy Motors,’ Holy S#*!”)But when Carax’s new film, “Annette,” premiered at Cannes on Tuesday, it faced a tougher road. The French filmmaker, after all, has the opening-night competition slot this year, which means his new film can’t come as a breath of fresh, weird air the way his last film did.

Chris McKay’s thrilling “The Tomorrow War” drops you right into its wartime hell, literally, with an opening sequence that shows Chris Pratt falling from a smoke-filled sky as if he were in an apocalyptic round of “Fortnite.” It’s only the first of many bold screenwriting choices that helps fuel this original Amazon blockbuster, which then jumps back a few decades later to before the death and destruction, at a Christmas party in 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: TNT is developing Unknown, a one-hour drama based on the 2011 Liam Neeson action-thriller boxoffice hit. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and produced by Dark Castle Entertainment, the film told the story of Martin Harris (Neeson), a doctor who lost his memory after a car accident and woke up to find his identity taken and the target of mysterious assassins.

Completing a loose trio of ice-themed films, after 2011’s “The Grey” and 2019’s “Cold Pursuit,” the Liam Neeson-starring “The Ice Road” is a serviceable, if incredibly convoluted, addition to a recent run of bland action movies that ask the actor to do the bare minimum— scowling as things explode around him.

Liam Neeson is a hugely successful and massively talented actor so it comes as no surprise that he was being considered for the role of James Bond back in the nineties.

Miranda Lambert is digging deep into the annals of country music for her contribution for the soundtrack to “The Ice Road”, the new Netflix movie starring Liam Neeson.

If Liam Neeson wanted to marry Natasha Richardson, he had to turn down one specific acting role: James Bond. The 69-year-old actor shared the tidbit once again during an interview on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" Thursday.

Liam Neeson paid a virtual visit to “The Late Late Show” to promote his new Netflix movie “The Ice Road”.

Liam Neeson was one of the many whose name was mentioned whenever a new Bond movie was announced.

“The Ice Road,” this durable action hero improbably pushing 70 is at the wheel of a big ol' truck — not your normal truck, but a 65,000-pound rig. And not on regular roads, of course.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticAs if the Frozen North hadn’t already given him enough grief in “The Grey” and “Cold Pursuit,” Liam Neeson is back for more chilly punishment with “The Ice Road.” Jonathan Hensleigh’s first feature as writer-director since “Kill the Irishman” a decade ago has the star as one of three drivers making a dangerous journey to deliver equipment needed to rescue trapped miners in Northern Manitoba.Just about every possible peril turns up to thwart their mission en route,

The Wrap reported.The film will be produced by Dunham’s own production company, Good Thing Going as well as MGM, and Mattel Films, producer of the Toy Story films.The story will seemingly take on a plotline similar to 2000’s “Life-Size,” where a young girl (played by Lindsay Lohan) forms a relationship with a doll (Tyra Banks) that has miraculously comes to life.Collins, a Golden Globe-nominated actress for “Emily in Paris,” is thrilled to play the character of one of her favorite childhood

Sensmeier has also recurred opposite Kevin Costner on Paramount Network’s Yellowstone. Other credits include Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River, opposite Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, and in HBO’s Westworld. Prior to that, he also appeared opposite Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke in the Antoine Fuqua-directed MGM tentpole The Magnificent Seven.

Sir Sean Connery in films will go under the hammer in an online auction this week. The suits are thought to have been worn in films the James Bond star appeared in during the 1980s such as The Untouchables and either Five Days One Summer or Never Say Never Again.

Liam Neeson's action movie days aren't behind him just yet. ET's Lauren Zima speaks to Neeson and his co-star, Amber Midthunder, on Thursday's episode of Entertainment Tonight, and the 69-year-old actor opens up about what he envisions for the rest of his career.«I've been so lucky.