In reply to Danzig:
I saw it last night. It's not bad. The death of Rob Hall is very moving, quite well done by the actors and not overblown or schmaltzy.
Boukreev only plays a minor part, but his rescuing of three clients above the South Col is acknowledged. His decision to guide without O2 is sufficiently questioned, but again not overblown. The postscripts, using real climber photos, don't mention his death or the aftermath of competing accounts. Krakauer's character is also pretty minimal in the film.
It mostly focusses on Hall and Weathers. Groom features in action but is rarely mentioned. Emily Watson's portrayal of Helen at BC was very good, as was Sam Worthington as Guy Cotter and Robin Wright as Peach Weathers. I'm amazed they got relatively big stars to play relatively minor roles, but I'm glad they did. Josh Brolin maybe overplays Weathers for effect, but again, not too badly. Jake Gyllenhaal is OK as Scott Fischer, despite no real resemblance, but I felt probably deserved a bit more dialogue and screen time, given the real role he played.
From my memory of reading of the events, there are a few gaps in the final storm scene and some things are compacted for flow and simplicity, but not to any great detriment. I felt it all ended a bit too fast, like it needed to be wrapped up, and a bit more post-disaster action and dialogue down at BC would have been good. It sort of feels like chunks have been cut out to make the time limit.
Especially in 3D, which I'd not experienced before, the cinematography is pretty amazing - some shots over the SE ridge and from Lhotse etc. A level above anything I've seen on screen before.
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