Didn't quite hit the heights...

Rating: 4/10 (15 September 2015)

How on earth can you take a subject about the world's greatest mountain and make it into a totally boring movie? Easy, put it into the hands of director Baltasar Kormakur. It doesn't matter that you have great actors, but it does matter when you have a terrible screenplay. In all honesty this film was a total let-down for me, especially as I was so looking forward to seeing it for the past few months, having read much about it. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. It has a lot of positive reviews, though I cannot fathom why. If you are suffering from insomnia, buy this on DVD and put it on loop - problem solved. Nothing could make me watch this tedious nonsense again. Go see this plodding 'adventure' and tell me you were on the edge of your seat. You won't! I was on the edge of sleep. I would go as far to say that this is the worst mountaineering film I have ever had the misfortune to watch. Touching the Void was gripping and so should this have been, instead it was a wasted attempt at what should have been a great movie. After coming home, I stuck hot needles into my eyes and found it less painful than watching this excuse for a mountaineering story.