Greenland 2: Migration
Review by Mark Woodring
Back in May of 2021, a full year into the recent unpleasantness, Lionsgate and director Ric Roman Waugh brought us another in a long line of global disaster movies in which we get to see how humanity deals with the destruction of the normal social orders.
Spoiler alert: not well, as can be seen in films like 28 Days Later, Day of the Triffids (the book AND the films), and too many others to count.
People, as we all know, suck.
**NOTE: You can read Mark’s review below, then listen or watch as he and Ryan discuss the film in more depth (along with some talk about another film in theaters today: Is This Thing On?). Remember, though, you can listen to all our discussions of this and every other movie directly over on ACAST. Stay tuned.**
98 Minutes, Rated PG-13
Written by Mitchell LaFortune, Chris Sparling
Directed by Ric roman Waugh
Synopsis:
The surviving Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home.
As you might recall, I enjoyed the first film more than some, mostly because I enjoy watching depictions of the various ways humans deal with insane situations, whether or not their actions make any sense.
I certainly wasn’t of the opinion that it was good enough to warrant a sequel, and I was absolutely convinced the story simply didn’t NEED one.
But here we are…
Five years after the disaster, the Garrity family is force to flee the safety, and stagnation, of the Greenland bunker with the hope of reaching an area protected from the continuing impacts of the comet’s remnant pieces.
The trip, as you can probably guess, is no walk in the park.
What makes this sequel better than I might have anticipated is that director Ric Roman Waugh makes the story SMALLER, with less emphasis on the disaster at hand (although there are enough of those, to be sure) in order to focus more on the immediate relationships between the family.
That choice humanizes the story, making it more accessible, without sacrificing the overall urgency of the situations in which they find themselves on their trek.
Shot beautifully, and with some great sound design, Greenland 2: Migration happily surprises me with how enjoyable it was. The cast play their parts well, with chemistry between them feeling all-to-real.
Check it out if you were a fan of the original.
Greenland 2: Migration treks into theaters this Friday, January 9, and stars Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Tommie Earl Jenkins, and Roman Griffin Davis.
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