I reckon you can usually tell a good film within the first few minutes. You might have to see all of it before you can judge it a classic, but at least the first few minutes will tell you if it's solid - well made.
That was certainly true with The Grey. You could tell from the way the scene was set, with Liam Neeson and his fellow oil workers' aircraft crashing in wolf-infested Alaska. They struggle against the elements, searching for food and shelter. They also contend against the local Wolves, whose territory they have invaded.
Neeson is employed as the oil company's wolf hunter, so he's better equipped than the others for the task at hand.
The film is intense, the constant trailing of them by the pack of growling and snarling wolves is pretty compelling stuff.
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