E
verest movie depicts the challeneges that two expedition teams have to face when they decide to make a final climb on the world's largest mountain peak. What the two groups and their leaders have not anticipated is the challenge that they were to face when they finally set out to climb.
What is the plot?
Nothing could prepare them for the harsh storm ever experienced by man. Out of nowhere and without warning, a harsh storm engulfed the mountain as if with some kind of anger and revenge. Blistering winds and freezing temperature was just but some of the challenges that the two groups would have to beat to survive the storm and come out of it alive.
Are the reviews good?
Generally, this movie has a lot of snow and bearded men meaning that if this is not your kind of movie then you had better stay away from it. Most critics and reviewers have expressed disapointments in the movie considering the fact that its director had released two great movies before.
Everest has been said to be a movie with a lot of struggle as most things seem out of place. However, it is a messy story when you consider its narration. However, this is okay as most real stories tend to be messy. What bothers me more however is that there is no clear cut indication on whom we are supposed to root for as the story seems to revolve around about half a dozen men or more.
The other aspect where there is no clarity as to why the expedition went wrong is also something that concerns most film critics. It is sometimes impossible to know which man is shouting amidst wind noises and the fact that most of the men are in hoods and glasses that are almost identical does not help matters.The other question is that Jake whose role had been displayed like a third billing kind of role plays a some what peripheral role which makes no sense. You are almost left to wonder if Jake was lost somewhere in the edits.
All in all, Everest movie remains something that you need to watch for yourself to judge as most critic's judgement could have been blocked by over expectations.
