Everest Film Review

Finished watching Everest, directed by Baltasar Kormákur and staring Jason Clarke, Keria Kinghtley, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Naoko Mori, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emily Watson and Robin Wright. The film opens up with Rob Hall (Jason Clarke) being seen off by his pregnant wife Jan (Keria Kinghtley) in New Zealand as he flys out to Nepal readying for an expedition up to the summit of Mount Everest. Once in Nepal Rob is introduced with the clients that he's taking to the summit which consists of Beck Weathers (Josh Brolin), Doug Hansen (John Hawkes) and Yasuko Namba (Naoko Mori). After being briefed on their expedition the group set of for Everest's base camp where Rob meets with his friend and rival Scott Fischer (Jake Gyllenhaal) who is there to take another group of people up to the summit of Everest and the base camp manager Helen Wilton (Emily Watson) who tries to keep everyone safe and in constant communication with the expedition teams and the rest of the world. Overall this was an amazing film as it showcased the dangers of climbing mountains from frostbite to a lack of oxygen at a high altitude. There are some strong emotional parts between Rob and his wife Jen as well as the team at base camp and the emotional driven aspect of Beck's wife Peach (Robin Wright) story of the film which is thanks to an amazingly written script and stellar acting. 9/10.