Review of Everest (2015) by Carlosgz — 07 Oct 2015

I'm not generally a fan of epics or big-budget, commercial films, though I took a chance and went in to watch this one. It was a dissappointing experience. As I expected, having Robin Wright's, Keira Knightley's, Jake Gyllenhaal's big names on the promotional poster was a farse - they only have about 15 minutes of screentime combined. Initially, it was exciting to see blend between the director's beautiful, dramatic shots and the crisp cinematography. As the movie played out, it became clear the characters were severly underwritten. Josh Brolin, actually, was the only well-known actor who had a significant part. His character was the worst. Ultimately, the characters I least kind-of liked were the ones that survived. I know this is based on real events, but it felt melodramatic. Still, it's not any worse Alive, which I hated.

Have to, again, give credit to the director and cinematographer. The (ultimate) problem was that the characters were horribly played out by the film as a whole.