With Efficient Storytelling and Eye-Catching Visual Effects, Everest Portrays One of The Worst Mount Everest's Tragedies

Rating: 7/10 (8 October 2015)

Every year lots of people try to reach the summit of Mount Everest guided by their passion to a mountain both beautiful and dangerous, a desire to reach what so few have managed to achieve even if their own body suffer unspeakable pain from the agonizing freezing temperature, Everest does it very well as building up the characters, telling their backgrounds, the explanation of why they're doing something so dangerous. Due to the camera angles, a vertigo sensation can be felt as the viewers glimpse huge cliffs and tops far away from the ground. The film creates a torturing atmosphere where the audience is affected by the characters' suffering and there is no uniformity in the characters, each one has their own personality, their own reason for doing something so dangerous, making them more captivating. Regarding the setting, there're some scenes which were actually shot in real locations, such as Nepal, and others that CGI does most of the work. In these scenes, the visual effects are impressive, although some scenes it's perceptible. The casting is composed by many good and talented actors and actresses, they deliver solid characters and when it's required a deep and emotional acting, they're convincing and heartbroken. The one who stands out is Jason Clarke, his character has such a charisma much due to his love for his family and they are his foundation to keep trying to survive the catastrophe.
The film is confusing, not of having a complex plot, but in it, some scenes seems to be dislocated or doesn't fit. There're several scenes throughout the movie where what happens in them aren't talked about later in the picture. They may not compromise the story's understanding, but then, why are they in the film. Looking as if they are present just only to increase the length of the movie.