History YMMV / TheGrey

** Hell, the film features SoundEffectsOfAwesome as well. In the theaters you will feel the power and intensity of the plane crash and your bodies will quake from the sounds of the wolves. . .

* HarsherInHindsight: While it is a bit predictable, finding out that [[spoiler: Ottway's wife has been DeadAllAlong is still deeply saddening, especially after really connecting to Ottway by that point.]] Then, you realize what [[spoiler: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Richardson#Injury_and_death Liam Neeson has been through in real life.]]]]

* HarsherInHindsight: While it is a bit predictable, finding out that [[spoiler: Ottway's wife has been {{Dead All Along}} is still deeply saddening, especially after really connecting to Ottway by that point.]] Then, you realize what [[spoiler: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Richardson#Injury_and_death Liam Neeson has been through in real life.]]]]
* IdiotPlot: The entire plot is started by Ottway; in defiance of any survival guide such as this [[http://www.ussartf.org/survival_wilderness.htm one]], he decides the group should start walking away from the crash site just because there are wolves nearby. This is also in spite of the fact that the crash site has shelter, fuel, and materials to make weapons with. This gets everyone (including himself) killed.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Most of the RedShirts accompanying John Ottway have since become highly recognizable character actors. Especially Frank Grillo, who would go on to play Crossbones in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Most of the RedShirts accompanying John Ottway have since become highly recognizable character actors. Especially Frank Grillo, who would go on to play Crossbones in the MCU.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Most of the RedShirts accompanying John Ottway have since become highly recognizable character actors.

* JerkassWoobie: Diaz. Sure he's a violent jerk to almost everyone but not only does he witness most of his friends and coworkers die (especially Target who he tried to save and ended up breaking his ankle), he himself decides to be left behind and is presumably eaten by wolves. And the entire reason why he decides to do so? Besides his bad leg, he simply doesn't feel the reason to survive/live anymore. To make this worse when Ottway makes a shrine out of the wallets of everyone else who died he opens Diaz's wallet to find no pictures of loved ones like everyone else's. The only thing in his wallet is his drivers license. In short, Diaz was a scared and lonely man so considering that and what he had to go through until his death it's hard not to feel sorry for the poor guy.

* IdiotPlot: The entire plot is started by Ottway; in defiance of any survival guide such as this [[http://www.ussartf.org/survival_wilderness.htm one]], he decides the group should start walking away from the crash site just because there are wolves nearby. This is also in spite of the fact that the crash site has shelter, fuel, and materials to make weapons with.

* HolyShitQuotient: Just how much worse will things get for Ottway and his companions? The ante gets upped every. Single. Time.

* IdiotPlot: The entire plot is started by Ottway; in defiance of any survival guide such as this [[http://www.ussartf.org/survival_wilderness.htm one]], he decides the group should start walking away from the crash site. This is also in spite of the fact that the crash site has shelter, fuel, and materials to make weapons with.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "The City Surf" by Jamin Winans, played while Ottman readies himself for his LastStand. A pretty powerful, tear jerking LonelyPianoPiece in context.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: They filmed in a real wilderness in Canada and it looks beautiful. The wolves are also not CGI, but (mostly[[note]]they were digitally enhanced in many shots[[/note]]) animatronics and puppetry, and they still look really good...and TERRIFYING.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome / SceneryPorn: They filmed in a real wilderness in Canada and it looks beautiful. The wolves are also not CGI, but (mostly[[note]]they were digitally enhanced in many shots[[/note]]) animatronics and puppetry, and they still look really good...and TERRIFYING.

* JustForFun/XMeetsY:
** The latter half of the original ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' but with wolves.
** There is some semblance of ''Film/{{The Edge}}'' but replace a killer bear with wolves.