Everest tourism

Rating: 6/10 (8 September 2019)

Everest has an all star cast, great scenery, some nice shots when disaster strikes. The trouble is it's just too disjointed and starts sluggishly as it needs to introduce its over crowded cast and characterisation.
Based on true events that happened in 1996. Two commercial expeditions led by Rob Hall (Jason Clarke) and Scott Fischer (Jake Gyllenhaal) team up to climb the summit of Everest together. However a severe blizzard spells disaster for the climbers as they need to descent the mountain.
Despite starting slowly we never get much depth regarding the characters or their motivations. It also never delves into the commercialization of these Everest expeditions where people go for adventure tourism and pay top dollar. Even though it is based on true events the narrative never grabs you but the mountain looks exhilarating and scary at the same time.