They have enough talent between the two of them to carry the entire movie on their shoulders and do the best with what they’re given. In fact, they give some rather fantastic performances and are the only reason I didn’t completely lose interest in the film. This isn’t an insult to Winslet’s and Elba’s talent. Nothing they say or do made me care about them, and I found myself focusing on the background and cinematography of the movie (which is absolutely beautiful!) more than I was on the actual story. It’s just Kate and Idris arguing back and forth and talking about their lives before the crash in an attempt to get to know one another, only they never talk about anything all that interesting. As soon as they make their way down, the movie slows to an extremely boring pace and nothing exciting really happens. The two characters start to head down the mountain and this is where the film falls apart. The first act of the film is easily the strongest and gives the audience exactly what they want from this film: some damn good entertainment.
I was anxious the entire time and it reminded me why I’m terrified of flying (I always stay up 24 straight hours before I get on a plane so I can sleep through the entire flight).Īfter the plane crashes, a number of events provide for a tense and nerve-racking viewing experience.
When the plane crashes, the scene is tense and well-filmed. It moves at a rather quick pace and the two characters are on the plane 10 minutes into the movie. With no one aware of their location, the two must begin to make their way down the mountain in hopes of finding help before they succumb to their injuries and the below-freezing temperatures. During their flight, the pilot suffers a stroke and crashes the plane, stranding them on a snowy mountain. Unfortunately,despite an interesting premise and strong start, “The Mountain Between Us” eventually becomes a rather boring and awkward film that has one of the most unsatisfying endings I’ve seen all year, if not ever.Īfter their flight gets canceled, two strangers (Kate Winslet and Idris Elba) book a seat on a charter plane in hopes of making it to Denver, Colorado. So when I saw the trailer for “The Mountain Between Us,” I naturally grew excited. The disaster genre has always been my guilty pleasure when it comes to movies and I’ve seen every major studio natural disaster film that has been released in theaters in the last 10 years. I need to admit something: I love natural disaster films.
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