A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Writers: William Nicholson (screenplay), Simon Beaufoy (screenplay)
Stars: Jason Clarke, Ang Phula Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
On the morning of May 10, 1996, climbers (Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin)
from two expeditions start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount
Everest, the highest point on Earth. With little warning, a violent
storm strikes the mountain, engulfing the adventurers in one of the
fiercest blizzards ever encountered by man. Challenged by the harshest
conditions imaginable, the teams must endure blistering winds and
freezing temperatures in an epic battle to survive against nearly
impossible odds.
User Reviews
I always find my
viewing experience of the retelling of historical events ruined when I
come across scenes which I know have been added for dramatic effect or
when someone is played as a bad guy just to let us know who to root for.
The King's Speech was particularly guilty of the former, the portrayal of other teams in Glory Road had the latter, and The Imitation Game was shamelessly guilty of both. I'm not saying this made them bad films, but it certainly made me feel like the experience had strayed away from a retelling of the facts as known.
Everest is everything that is good in such a film. There is no needless good v evil addition and no leading the viewer to conclusions. It tells the story and I have since spent three or four days thinking about the hows, whys and wherefores... whilst knowing I will never find an answer.
The other touch that really elevates this film is that there are no added action sequences that have been added to make Everest more of an action move. The film makers have been intelligent enough to realise that climbing Everest does not need any exaggeration, the characters involved were three dimensional people, and the story was interesting enough not to need embellishment.
I expected an action film but left pleasantly surprised by a biopic with a light touch.
The one mark deduction is for the totally unnecessary 3D. The film absolutely didn't need me wearing dumb glasses to be three dimensional.
The King's Speech was particularly guilty of the former, the portrayal of other teams in Glory Road had the latter, and The Imitation Game was shamelessly guilty of both. I'm not saying this made them bad films, but it certainly made me feel like the experience had strayed away from a retelling of the facts as known.
Everest is everything that is good in such a film. There is no needless good v evil addition and no leading the viewer to conclusions. It tells the story and I have since spent three or four days thinking about the hows, whys and wherefores... whilst knowing I will never find an answer.
The other touch that really elevates this film is that there are no added action sequences that have been added to make Everest more of an action move. The film makers have been intelligent enough to realise that climbing Everest does not need any exaggeration, the characters involved were three dimensional people, and the story was interesting enough not to need embellishment.
I expected an action film but left pleasantly surprised by a biopic with a light touch.
The one mark deduction is for the totally unnecessary 3D. The film absolutely didn't need me wearing dumb glasses to be three dimensional.
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