Everest Review

      

It’s a disaster movie but because it’s based on a true story its grounded in reality which makes it feel so much more emotionally investing. There are some genuinely emotional moments and the sense of triumph in the first act makes the second act all the darker. There are some good performances but the ensemble nature of the film means there is little time spent with any of them which means every character is very broad strokes. Despite the truth of the film it falls into a lot of disaster movie clichés, and the combination of both real location shots and CGI are visually jarring, the CGI isn’t bad it’s just noticeable. Overall it’s a fairly gripping 100 or so minutes but on reflection the story felt very underwhelming, I’m sure there’s a great film to be made about the dangers of Everest, I’m just not sure that this is it. (High 3 Stars)