Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Michael Biehn | ... | Taylor | |
Matt Craven | ... | Harold | |
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Annie Grindlay | ... | Lisa |
Elena Wohl | ... | Tracey (as Elena Stiteler) | |
Blu Mankuma | ... | Man on Wheelchair | |
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Charles Oberman | ... | Tony |
Julia Nickson | ... | Cindy (as Julia Nickson-Soul) | |
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Christopher M. Brown | ... | Carl (as Christopher Brown) |
Leslie Carlson | ... | Dexter | |
David Cubitt | ... | Peter | |
Luca Bercovici | ... | Dallas | |
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Edward Spatt | ... | Mike |
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Andrew Spatt | ... | Todd |
Hiroshi Fujioka | ... | Takane | |
Patricia Charbonneau | ... | Jacki |
Taylor and Harold are good friends and avid climbers. While climbing one day, they meet a man who it seems might be attempting to climb K2, the world's second-highest peak. Always pushy, Taylor bugs the man for a spot on the team, claiming that he and Harold are good enough. They may be very good, but K2 is a very tough mountain. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
I liked this movie enough to having watched it three times as of now. With few exceptions, it's a realistic adventure movie - this according to a friend who has done 5000+ meter climbs - with beautiful scenery, very interestingly developing plot, personal intrigues, good humor etc. Also, the acting is generally excellent, where the two main characters are the cream of the crop.
The only thing I don't like is the kind of "Crap, we ran out of money, how do we put a quick end to this?" ending. Also, the quality of the picture is a bit "amateurish", the "home VCR" kind of quality at times with that dreaded bad contrast which makes for a "grey-biassed" picture. Not a good thing for an adventure/trek movie with beautiful scenery.
All in all, it's indeed enjoyable to watch, though. Moderately recommended. Rating: 7/10