Review of Against the Ice (2022) by Revanjj — 09 Mar 2022

This is one of the most accurate adaptations of true events I think I’ve ever seen, especially on Netflix. Really gripping. It’s amazing how closely they followed the true story. Except for the dogs which the captain wrote were “beloved” and in the movie the men are pretty callous to them. Unsure why they made that change. They only ate them on the return and only once the other dogs had attacked another out of their own starvation and it was injured so badly it would’ve died anyway. They became ill after eating it.

Also, the entire return was done in the dark as the day night cycle there is months of day and then months of night. Not like our traditional 12 hours of day/night we have in most places. Other than those two inaccuracies(which I think would’ve made the film better if they’d been in it), I think this was great. It showed what they truly went through and what that does to a man. Great acting and the UHD version is beautiful. Very well done. For those who haven’t, I recommended the book which is a firsthand account written by the Captain and in those days they were very meticulous about firsthand accounts.