Mountain

  • PG (IRELAND)
  • 2017


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85 % Certified Fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 47
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.6/5
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3.8
Nevertheless, the movie is rich with ideas as it fixates on characters roaming empty worlds, searching for impossible ideals. Indie Wire
4.0
Yet do not let that sinking feeling in your stomach put you off from experiencing the wild joys of this extraordinary documentary about the great, tru .. Austin Chronicle
4.4
The mountains are alive with the sound of chamber music, as well as Willem Dafoes distinctive vocal intonations as a narrator, in the essay style docu .. Rogerebert
3.8
The doc drags a bit by the end, but the films message is sent: Mans wish to be first induces forms of insanity. The Globe And Mail
3.5
The film is an exhilarating ride, though even at only a bit over an hour the exhilaration can feel a mite overextended. One Guys Opinion
5.0
Through inventive camerawork and adeptly chosen music, the filmmakers showcase daredevils dancing with gravity itself. Village Voice
3.0
This Australian nonfiction feature plays like a highbrow version of an IMAX nature documentary. Chicago Reader
2.5
Mountain is occasionally beautiful and frightening, but its foundation is so flimsy that the movie never finds a justification for what its showing us .. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Theres a central presumption in this often sublimely beautiful documentary that is almost its undoing namely, that we all love looking at mountains.Or .. The Times
3.5
Movies about extreme heights and extreme sports invite a particular kind of voyeurism. Cs Monitor
1.5
Instead of complementing the cinematography, the music and editing are distractions that force an unwanted narrative overlay onto the visuals. Film Journal
4.0
Despite its glorification of thrill seeking, the message that runs through Mountain like rivulets over rocks is that our highest peaks are places to b .. The Guardian
2.0
As a mood piece, its soothing and occasionally transportive, though its individual parts are mostly indistinct, coming together to form a vague thesis .. The Guardian
4.0
The footage is spectacular in this Willem Dafoe narrated documentary about what mountains mean to us and why we climb them There are some truly amazin .. The Guardian
3.5
Mountain is a lush treat for the senses, scaling great heights, literally, both visually and with its sound. Az Central
4.0
E, 74 minutes Eighteenth century nature lovers had very precise ideas about the elements that made up a sublime landscape. Smh
4.0
Have to say that those who climb still strike me as mad, but Mountain let me hear the music. Npr
4.0
A film that really does merit the IMAX experience, Mountain is sometimes let down by a best of times / worst of times style of narration. Flim List
3.5
Ozturks cinematography would be stunning even without such remarkable subjects, and the film is a visual delight from start to finish. Eye For Film
3.5
The actors sell it amazingly well without words. Wam Siluka, Jr in the lead is particularly striking in his ability to register nuances in facial expr .. Flim Threet
4.0
Mountain is a slow moving spectacle featuring astonishing landscapes paired with human accomplishment. Flim Threet
4.0
Yet big scares are a small price for the awe inspiring footage youll see. The New York Times
4.0
The story is loosely based around humanitys relationship with mountain landscapes. Express
2.5
As generic as its title, Jen Peedoms Mountain offers the standard thrilling cinematography, soaring soundtrack, and banal commentary, in this case int .. Boston Globe
3.2
Mountain is all very pretty and awe inspiring while watching it (although much of the footage is overly familiar), but I had trouble recalling what mo .. Reeling Reviews
3.5
Mountain is dizzying and dazzling.See it on a big screen if you can. Flickfilosopher
4.0
It really ought to be an Imax exclusive.Mountain bikers power along ledges that a mountain goat might baulk at. The Irish Times
4.0
But its discursions offer moments of great beauty, whether venturing inside a Sherpa monastery or recording a mountain expanding and contracting, as t .. Hollywood Reporter
1.5
Tellingly, the film observes that over the course of the century since Edmund Hillary conquered Mt. Los Angeles Times
4.0
A genuinely thrilling piece of filmmaking which is a enchanting as it is thought provoking. Hey U Guys
3.0
Here is where Peedoms documentary seems to wrestle with the downside of human passion and advancement.Greenwich Entertainment A climber makes a perilo .. Deseret News
4.5
The combination of the visual spectacle of the worlds highest peaks and the musical magic of the Australian Chamber Orchestra makes Jennifer Peedoms d .. Urban Cine File
4.0
Its not so much darker, a la The Empire Strikes Back, for its the funniest Star Wars film by far, and Johnson was vocal about wishing to avoid heavios .. Games Radar
3.0
Despite the opportunity for indulgence, Mountain manages to avoid the pitfalls of many a nature documentary which relies solely upon images of spectac .. Lw Lies
4.5
This documentary is simple to its core in its premise and construction, yet hugely affecting. Stuff
4.0
Mountain, an impressive and self impressed documentary by Jennifer Peedom, has some of the best speck shots you could imaginenot spec as in speculatio .. Wsj
2.5
1 of 2 2 of 2 A documentary by Jennifer Peedom.Rating unavailable Classical music and the planets craggy peaks have a lot in common; at their most pot .. Straight
3.0
Its a pity, because I cant imagine a better film, with a narrative both illuminating and artful, to see in a domed setting than this one.And gosh only .. Sandiego Reader
4.5
Climbing mountains may not be your thing but one cannot deny the splendid beauty of the thrilling cinematic visuals in Mountain. Solzy At The Movies
4.5
Mountain is a uniquely stunning document, defined by its sublime beauty, cautious reverence, and musical resplendence. Under The Radar Mag
3.1
The movies narrative drive is functional even if the sections often feel untethered from one another. Clclt
2.0
Crazy thought: The main appeal of mountains to the types of people who would ride a bicycle off a cliff is that mountains are very high from the groun .. East Bay Express
3.5
It may seem petty to fault a film for being too beautiful, but thats the biggest problem with Mountain, a gorgeous documentary about the ways in which .. National Post
5.0
This is a movie most people can visually enjoy with the clear exception of anyone with a fear of heights. Original Cin
1.5
Awe is not an option, just a willingness to submit to a vigorous beating about the eyes and ears. New City Film
4.0
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5.0
The cinematography in this film might be some of the most outstanding ever recorded in recent years. Vue Weekly
3.8
Acrophobes will want to stay home.Others are likely to find the Australian documentary Mountain an exhilarating vision of many of the worlds highest a .. Sf Chronicle
3.0
In time, even death defying feats can feel dull, and despite its 75 minute runtime, Mountain repeats itself too often. Washington City Paper
4.0
At any rate, this is certainly a film that needs to be seen and experienced on the big screen, and despite its minor flaws, proves quite a mountainous .. Adelaide Review
4.0
Mountain will appeal primarily to those who love adventure and arent looking for a character driven story there is none. Kdhx
3.5
Mountain is a stunning achievement of pinnacles and elevation that can be awe inspiring one moment and horrific the next. Brightest Young Things
3.8
The visually stunning documentary Mountain from director Jennifer Peedom (Sherpa) deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible. Victoria Advocate
4.5
Packed into an exhilarating 73 minutes, Mountain is a transcendent, wondrous ode to the majestic heights our planet offers. Film International
2.0
If you find that approach frustrating, you will soon run out of patience with this film. The Arts St L
4.0
Against the slick and precision tooled spectacle of Jedi, my moneys on the deeply felt artistry of this terrific Chinese film. Big Issue



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