Title: Everest
Date: 2015
Type: Adventure
Rating: 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Producer:
Comment
Two groups of climbers join together in an attempt to get to the top of mount Everest. However problems occur with the climb and then weather conditions deteriorate. The mountain steadily takes its toll on the climbers. The film is a dramatic reconstruction of the ill-fated ascent of Everest in 1996. Whilst the first half is slow it does highlight the contrast between the comercialisation of Everest and and the sheer brutality of the forces of nature. Some of the photography is impressive, though despite all the climbing scenes, it is actually the performance from Emily Watson and the base camp organiser that holds the film together.
Actors
Jason Clarke
Jake Gyllenhaal
Emily Watson
Keira Knightley
Robin Wright
Josh Brolin
John Hawkes
Sam Worthington
Michael Kelly
Thomas Wright
Martin Henderson
Elizabeth Debicki
Clive Standen
Vanessa Kirby
Oscars
None