Very Scenic but Disappointed

Rating: 5/10 (18 October 2015)

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest May 10, 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard. They know they'll be cold, exhausted and scared, while having trouble breathing and facing the unpredictability of the mountain, but they didn't come this far to quit.
The climbers were people with a wide range of personal backgrounds but very little was shared about them. With the exception of one expedition leader Rob Hall (Jason Clarke),of Adventure Consultants,an experienced New Zealand mountaineer who had already climbed to the top of Everest four times, including once with his wife,(Keira Knightley, who remained in New Zealand due to her pregnancy. Also(Josh Brolin)an adventurous Texan wealthy enough for this wife (Robin Wright)to hire a rescue helicopter,in spite of his not being truthful about the trip. Their experiences turn out much worse than anything any of them could have imagined. In spite of their previous experience several people died on Everest,while others barely escaped with their lives.
Although this film was based on a true story the lack of character involvement was disappointing. The cast included several good actors/actresses but it could have been so much better. Considering the subject matter which was there for the taking and building of an outstanding action film I was in a state of disbelief that at times I was actually bored. Time spent on packing for the trip was not interesting. I'm a very sensitive person who sheds tears fairly easy but somehow it didn't happen as a reaction to the sadness.