EVEREST (2015)

2015 Movie EVEREST

     About a week ago, a friend and I went to see the movie EVEREST.  I admit-- I'm NOT much for action or adventure films.   I've seen my fill of Action Heroes and high speed car chases.  I'm much more into a deeper script full of characters and dialogue, and a plot with plenty of twists.

      However, EVEREST wasn't your run-of-the-mill "Climb-Any-Mountain" kind of an adventure film.  It did have plenty of characters and dialogue, and a plot whose true-to-life story was stranger than fiction.

     The main characters include the proprietors of a business called Adventure Consultants, which planned and guided expeditions to such places as Mount Everest.  While mountain climbing always includes the risk of imminent danger, nothing like what happened in the spring of 1996 was anticipated, as an unforeseen storm caught the expedition by surprise and trapped several of them high on the peaks of Everest.

     The film is loosely inspired by the book "Into Thin Air" written by Jon Krakauer, one of the survivors of this natural disaster.  Eight others were not so fortunate, as they perished in the storm, even though rescue attempts were attempted.  A combination of blizzards, severe cold, and lack of oxygen combined to spell their dismal fates.

     Like many other movie goers, I always love a happy ending.  Unfortunately, this one mirrors the not-so-happy ending to this catastrophic event.  This movie will keep you on the edge of your seat, and bring you to the point of tears, as it allows the viewers to relive this real-life story.

RATING : 4 {out of 5} Melons