A heartbreaking true story

Rating: 8/10 (29 September 2015)

This film is certainly gripping in parts but the pace at times does slow down and I think sometimes it suffers for it. Being a true story and seeing the trailer for this film I was keen to see it. Visually this film is great and you get a real feel of the hardship that people go through that choose to climb Everest. The film has some big names in the cast Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Keira Knightley, Jake Gyllenhaal etc. They all do a good job of portraying going from optimistic and adventurous to mortified and forced to fight for their lives.
Overall, Everest gave me exactly what I wanted. It was intense, emotionally powerful, and the visuals were beautiful. It's not perfectly structured, but it sure is engaging. This offers a brutal look into how much time and energy is put into a trip to Everest, and how quickly things can go wrong. Definitely worth a trip to the cinema and I recommend seeing it.