Greenland - a review!

2020 was widely regarded as the worst year in modern history, but it did give us some great films, such as Soul, Tenet and the new apocalypse drama Greenland. So, what is Greenland about?

Starring Gerard Butler as John Garrity and Morena Baccarin as Allison Garrity, they play an estranged couple, who is struggling to survive in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster. The trailers make it seem like an action packed apocalypse thriller, but it's not. What it is, is a drama with an apocalypse as backdrop. The estranged couple, along with their seven year old son Nathan, is selected by the government to be relocated to a safe location, which is classified. Along the way to safety, the family faces various challenges as well as some desperate people.

My roommate and his girlfriend didn't like it, but I did. It's refreshing to see Gerard Butler in a drama, rather than in an action flick. I do like him in action films, but it's nice to see his acting spans other genres than action. I know he's been in romantic stuff as well, but I haven't seen those films, since they aren't really my thing.

Anyway! The rest of the core cast consists of Roger Dale Floyd as Nathan and Scott Glenn as Allison's father, Dale.

Greenland is a great watch, if you are in the mood for a character driven drama set in an apocalypse which might or might not happen. However, parents might find two particular scenes hard to watch, since it deals with a parents worst nightmare. Still, if you want to kill two hours and enjoy Gerard Butler speaking with his normal Scottish accent, then this movie might just be for you!

8/10

Greenland is avaliable on VOD now!