Everest

"Everest" is a movie directed by Baltasar Kormakur, starring Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Robin Wright, Keria Knightley and many others. The story follows separate groups of people who want to reach the top of mount Everest during the same period of time, but a nasty snow storm comes and leaves them with devastating results.

I have mixed feelings about this film, particularly because of the emotional impact, or the lack thereof. I admit that it has some brutal scenes towards the end, but I think it had more potential to explore this side of the story, and had it been done the right way, it could have been three times more powerful on the audience. My view is that, since there were so many characters, it's hard to present them well enough; you don't get to experience in depth the reasons behind their wishes to climb the summit.

My second issue with the movie is that it was pretty slow paced in the first half, trying to introduce all these characters that you are supposed to care about for the sake of the ending.

The performances were good and the cinematography breathtaking at times, so just for the shots of the mountain alone, you should go see it.

All in all, Everest is a good movie and I recommend it, especially for those who like films about risk takers who go on adventures and try to push themselves just so they can experience something most people don't.